強ごう引いん

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

Describes forcing one's way or opinion on others, often ignoring their wishes. Can be used for people, actions, or methods.

彼かれの強ごう引いんなやり方かたにはみんな困こまっている。
Everyone is troubled by his pushy way of doing things.
強ごう引いんに話はなしを進すすめないでください。
Please don't push the conversation forward so forcefully.

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Usage patterns

強ごう引いんに〈動どう詞し〉to forcefully/pushily do something
彼かれは強ごう引いんに交こう渉しょうを進すすめた。
He pushed the negotiations forward forcefully.
強ごう引いんな〈人ひと〉a pushy/overbearing person
彼かれは強ごう引いんな性せい格かくで、いつも自じ分ぶんの意い見けんを通とおす。
He has a pushy personality and always gets his own way.
強ごう引いんに誘さそうto pushily invite/pressure someone into joining
友とも達だちを強ごう引いんに飲のみ会かいに誘さそった。
I pushily talked my friend into coming to the drinking party.
強ごう引いんに押おし切きるto force something through despite opposition
反はん対たいの声こえを強ごう引いんに押おし切きって計けい画かくを実じっ行こうした。
He forced the plan through despite the opposition.

Kanji

強strong
引pull, tug, jerk

Related words· 10

無む理りやりN2
無理矢理 stresses using physical or coercive force to make something happen, while 強引 focuses on a pushy, overbearing attitude in getting one's way.
押おし付つけがましい
押し付けがましい describes someone who imposes their opinions or favors on others in a meddlesome way, whereas 強引 more broadly means forceful or high-handed in getting things done.
横おう暴ぼう
横暴 describes tyrannical or despotic behavior that abuses power over others, while 強引 is milder and just means pushy or forceful in manner.
一いっ方ぽう的てき
一方的 means one-sided, focusing on ignoring the other party's input, while 強引 emphasizes actively forcing one's will through.

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ゴリ押おし
強引 is a na-adjective describing forceful, overbearing behavior in general, while ゴリ押し is a colloquial noun/suru-verb naming the specific act of bulldozing something through.
押おし売うりN1
強引 is a na-adjective describing pushy or forceful behavior in general, while 押し売り specifically names the act (or person) of aggressively selling something.
押おしN1
強引 describes forcing something through despite resistance and carries a stronger negative nuance, while 押し (as in 押しが強い) more neutrally describes a person's assertiveness or persistence.
アグレッシブ
強引 describes forcing something through regardless of others' feelings, a narrower and more negative idea than the broader アグレッシブ.
無む理りN5
強引 describes a person's forceful, pushy manner of acting, while 無理 describes an action or demand itself as forced or unreasonable.
強きょう行こうN1
強引 is a na-adjective describing a forceful, pushy manner of doing things, while 強行 is a noun/verbal noun for the act of pushing something through.

Opposites

控ひかえめ
控えめ describes being modest and holding back, the opposite of 強引's pushy, forceful manner.

Don't confuse with

強ごう情じょうN1
強情 means stubbornly refusing to change one's own mind, whereas 強引 means forcing one's will or actions onto others.
強つよ気きN2
強引 means forceful or pushy, often ignoring others' wishes, while 強気 describes inner confidence or firmness without necessarily being aggressive.
強きょう靭じん
強引 shares the kanji 強 but means forceful or pushy in manner, unlike 強靭 which describes physical or mental toughness and resilience.
強きょう固こ
強引 shares the kanji 強 with 強固 but means forceful or pushy in manner, not physically or structurally solid.

Written forms

強ごう引いんUsage99%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency in news and common usage.
ごういんUsage1%

Etymology

Compound of 強 (strong, forceful) and 引 (pull, draw). The combination suggests pulling or pushing something through by force, giving the sense of being overbearing or coercive.