つよい
Meanings
Adjective (い)
1. strong; potent; competent; domineering; tough
I see that you are strong.
2. strong; brawny; powerful; healthy; rugged
Hey, hey, you're strong, big brother!
3. good (at); skilled; knowledgeable
4. being able to handle; know how to deal (with); durable (against); resistant (to); resilient
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5. firm; rigid; solid
6. intense; strong; fierce; high
The feeling of not wanting to listen was stronger.
7. dependable; trustworthy
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (34 in total)
strong point
windy; windswept; blowy
strong-willed; strong of heart
Examples (200 in total)
He's strong.
Hey, hey, you're strong, big brother!
That man is strong.
It was calm yet strong.
I firmly believe.
How strong he is!
I wish I were as strong as you.
He was small, but strong.
He's stronger than you.
What a strong wind!
The pain was so intense that I couldn't sleep.
But it's very strong actually.
My brother is stronger than me.
This time I pull hard.
He has a strong will.
The Giants are strong this year, aren't they?
It seems fairly strong.
He looks strong.
This rope is strong, isn't it?
He has a strong personality.
You are quite wary, aren't you?
Your perfume is too strong.
Grip the handle tightly.
He is stronger than I am.
I see that you are strong.
There is no doubt that it will become stronger.
The tree was blown down by the strong wind.
He is eager for success.
I feel like the rain has gotten stronger.
She's a woman of strong character.
The wind grew stronger and stronger.
I also have a strong desire to understand.
Moreover, it will become much stronger still.
I took the strong wind head-on.
This team is really strong.
A strong wind arose.
There's no telling how deep that person's strength goes.
That creature is resistant to heat.
The strong become leaders.
Only the strong survive.
If you train, you'll become really strong.
And yet she is that strong.
The words gradually become stronger.
It was cold, and, in addition, it was windy.
I hit my head hard in the accident.
They seemed like a pretty quirky bunch, didn't they?
Tomorrow we take on a strong team.
Strangely, the sadness grew stronger.
My father doesn't drink hard liquor.
They are as strong as us.
That flower has a strong smell.
He is a player who comes through in real matches.
Strong individuals are also mixed in among them.
This guard is very strong.
The background color is too strong.
My umbrella was blown away by the strong wind.
I can become strong because I have a special someone.
That primary school has a strong soccer team.
What is the source of strength?
Both the flashiness and the strength are on par with a professional.
I recommend it strongly.
It is certainly difficult to define strength.
However, the opponent was too strong.
A strong yen is shaking the economy.
The question had a strong air of confirmation.
I have to be strong, or I can't be a support for everyone.
He is tall and strong.
Swimming makes your legs strong.
The feeling of not wanting to listen was stronger.
We need a really tough guy.
I may look like this, but I'm actually quite strong.
He was a boy who did not look strong in the least.
It doesn't matter whether the enemy is strong or weak.
The ship swayed in the strong wind.
I fell down the stairs and hit my back very hard.
For a moment, I felt the strong wind of spring.
This flower gives off a strong fragrance.
I honestly admire that kind of nerve.
They are strongly opposing my proposal.
That's because we're stronger than you guys.
Your team is stronger than ours.
Everyone has a strong interest in sex, after all.
I hit my head hard against the wall.
There was a strong wind that day.
My heart is pounding harder and harder.
The bridge couldn't sustain the force of the strong current and collapsed.
You don't have to glare at me so hard; I'll leave right away.
You can laugh at a moment like that? You have nerves of steel.
She had her hat blown off by the strong wind.
Rio reflexively kicks the ground hard.
Just having your confidence crushed won't make you stronger.
That posture is correct, and the gaze is strong.
He was strongly against all violence.
I had my umbrella blown off by the strong wind.
Both of them are stronger than us.
He was overwhelmed by the intensity of her love.
If one has a strong sense of curiosity, it would not be strange to take an interest.
He is stronger when he is cornered.
I strongly felt that, and my heart wavered.
They had their houses destroyed by a strong earthquake.
We're growing a cold-resistant strain of rice.
It's dangerous to expose babies to strong sunlight.
With that kind of strength, it will probably end right away.
The strong wind knocked the tent down, so I put it back up.
Milk makes us strong.
So there are those who are small yet strong in foreign lands.
Everybody in the world desires peace.
This lamp sends out a powerful beam.
He is a strong person in every conceivable sense.
It is very strong, but very brittle.
In terms of the strength of each individual, we are losing.
She shut her eyes because the light was so strong.
Japanese companies have strong hierarchical ties.
I'm being held down with great force and can't get free.
And there are tons of people stronger than me.
But I am not as strong as you.
I don't have the strength to keep trying.
They think they're stronger than me.
Stay strong so that you don't give in.
I hold a strong feeling of gratitude for that alone.
Honestly, I can't help but feel quite a strong interest.
For the sake of my precious friend, I will become strong.
Your arms and legs have grown strong enough.
It's frustrating, but you were stronger than me.
Is relying on someone when you're in trouble a sign of strength?
The warrior is conscious of both his strength and his weakness.
Starting to recall a memory, I squeezed my eyes shut.
I was frozen stiff as everyone turned their intense gazes on me at once.
Then he kicked the ball hard.
Even though our hands are apart, our hearts are strongly connected.
Looking up at the sky, the sun shone with an unusually strong brilliance.
She has a great affection for her little brothers.
There is a strong bond between the brothers.
In the anime, it was not a character that left a strong impression.
Although it doesn't look strong at all, one can infer a strength of will.
Now it has become dozens of times stronger.
Children are very curious and ask many questions.
This boy has a strong and healthy body.
I strongly suspected that he had been lying.
Depending on how it is polished, it can become a powerful weapon.
People tend to require strong stimuli.
Having a friend with a strong personality is hard work in a lot of ways.
Despite their strong-sounding names, both have low consumption.
My wish to go abroad is very strong.
A strong wind blew again, and the cherry blossoms were whirled up.
I clenched my fists so tightly that my nails dug into my skin.
Given that only the excellent ones were gathered, they are quite strong.
The radio waves picked up by the radio are becoming clearly stronger.
I was greatly impressed by the speech.
His ambition to become stronger is not wrong.
On top of the rain, the wind has picked up too.
He is eager for a chance to study abroad.
It is extremely light, supple, and resistant to impact.
The numbers that serve as the standard for strength are listed on the card.
Is there any other man this strong and burly?
Events these days are far too commercial.
The stronger the magical power, the more force of will is needed to suppress it.
It truly conveys the intensity and strength of the flame.
Not only the rain but even the wind has gotten stronger.
This movie strongly appeals to the hearts of those who watch it.
It seems that women in the world strongly desire to be understood.
The ship made slow progress against the strong wind.
Strong emotions lurked in her voice as she spoke thus.
Our teacher urged us to study harder.
He won the game thanks to his strong will.
Someday, I will gain the strength to stand at the summit of everything.
The boy shook his shoulder once more, this time a little harder.
I pulled the thread too tight and the fabric puckered.
It was what you might call a seasoned, mellow strength.
They carried on with the construction in the face of strong opposition from the residents.
Passions weaken, but habits strengthen, with age.
The strength of his arms was much greater than I had vaguely imagined.
No matter how strong one's will was, eyesight did not recover.
The memories that came back shook me more deeply than I had expected.
Generally speaking, men are physically stronger than women.
Well, sometimes a strong guy suddenly shows up.
This is the strongest dog that I have ever seen.
My son thinks women are stronger than men.
As he speaks, the power imbued in his voice grows stronger.
She is strongly aware that it is prompting a certain change in herself.
He was gazing somewhere in the distance with eyes that held a strong will.
I also feel like apologizing, but my jealousy is stronger than that.
I was interested in him because his paintings really impressed me.
Even if I close both my eyelids, I can strongly feel its presence.
On the way back to the inn, a strong feeling surges up in my chest.
The strength of a person's core is what emerges at times like these.
A stronger gust blew, and the hem of my coat and my hair flapped in it.
When I blew hard on the whistle, a shrill sound rang through the forest.
If so, there must surely be somewhere a strength sufficient to make up for it.
I don't mind the sweat breaking out or the strong sunlight scorching my skin.
It's precisely because we're strong that other countries hold back from invading.
We insist that this project be carried out immediately.
If I could become a strong person, I would want to save the weak.
A strong smell of alcohol drifted from the man in the white suit who appeared.
After walking for about ten-odd meters, I saw strong light streaming in.
The golden radiance gradually intensifies, finally emitting an exceptionally strong light.
The colors and patterns of the clothes vary, but they seem to have a strong ethnic character.
The mother insisted on her children not playing in the park after dark.
He ruled for five years. In the sixth year, another king, who was stronger than he, waged war against him.
Each specialist committee member still has strong influence over their respective sports federation.