Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Conjugation 強制する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 強きょう 制せい する 強きょう 制せい しない Polite 強きょう 制せい します 強きょう 制せい しません Past polite 強きょう 制せい しました 強きょう 制せい しませんでした Past 強きょう 制せい した 強きょう 制せい しなかった Te-form 強きょう 制せい して 強きょう 制せい しないで Desire 強きょう 制せい したい 強きょう 制せい したくない Potential 強きょう 制せい できる 強きょう 制せい できない Passive 強きょう 制せい される 強きょう 制せい されない Causative 強きょう 制せい させる 強きょう 制せい させない Causative passive 強きょう 制せい させられる 強きょう 制せい させられない Volitional 強きょう 制せい しよう Polite volitional 強きょう 制せい しましょう Imperative 強きょう 制せい しろ 強きょう 制せい するな Conditional 強きょう 制せい すれば 強きょう 制せい しなければ Tara conditional 強きょう 制せい したら 強きょう 制せい しなかったら
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 に 〈 事こと 〉 を 強きょう 制せい する to force someone to do something
A company cannot force its employees to work overtime.
〈 人ひと 〉 に 〈 事こと 〉 を 強きょう 制せい される to be forced by someone to do something
He was forced by his boss to work long hours.
強きょう 制せい 的てき に 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to do something forcibly / against one's will
The residents were forcibly evicted.
Related words· 9 強要 is a stronger, often criminal act of forcing someone to do something, while 強制 is broader and can refer to institutional or systemic enforcement.
義務 is a duty or obligation one is expected to fulfill, whereas 強制 is the act of compelling someone to act.
強制 is a formal, often legal or institutional term for compulsion, while 押し付け is a more colloquial, personal word for forcing something on someone.
強制 means compelling someone to do something against their will, while 強行 focuses on carrying out a plan or action forcibly despite obstacles or opposition.
Show 5 more Show fewer 強制する is more formal and often refers to institutional or legal compulsion, while 強いる is used for personal or emotional pressure on someone.
強制 refers to enforcing compliance through authority, rules, or law, while 強迫 emphasizes psychological pressure or threats used to force someone's will.
強制 refers to forcing someone through legal or physical compulsion, while 威圧 emphasizes intimidating someone psychologically through authority or presence.
強制 means outright compulsion or force, while 圧力 suggests more indirect pressure or influence that pushes someone toward an action.
強制 means forcing someone through direct compulsion, whereas 義務付け refers to a legal or regulatory obligation, which usually carries less coercive force.
Opposites 任意 means voluntary or optional, the direct opposite of 強制 , which means compulsory or forced.
強制 means 'compulsory' or 'forced', the direct opposite of 随意 's 'voluntary, at one's own discretion'.
強制 means forcing someone through coercion, the opposite of 懐柔 , which wins someone over gently through appeal to their interests or emotions.
強制 means being forced or compelled by others, the direct opposite of 自発 , which means acting on one's own initiative.
Don't confuse with 強制 means compulsion or forcing someone to do something, whereas 強化 means making something stronger or more effective; the words share 強 but differ completely in meaning.
強制 (same reading, きょうせい ) means to force or compel someone to do something, while 矯正 means to correct a defect or misalignment; they are unrelated in meaning despite sounding identical.
Word family· 33 legal force; legally binding force · compelling power; compelling force
forced; compulsory; coercive
forced interruption; forcing a stop
mandatory insurance; compulsory insurance
compulsory execution; compulsory disposition
Show 5 more Show fewer forced labor; slave labor
forced confinement; internment; detention by legal force
compulsory execution; seizure
forcible sexual intercourse; rape
compulsory investigation; compulsory search
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Etymology Compound of 強 (strong, forceful) and 制 (control, system). The word itself is a Sino-Japanese term (kango) with a clear compositional meaning.
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