きょうせい
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する, transitive)
1. compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
However, it was by no means something that had been coerced.
Pitch accent
きょ
うせい
Composed of
a little over; a little more than; strength; the strong; powerhouse; one of the biggest
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
Used in vocabulary (33 in total)
forced repatriation; deportation
forced labor; forced labour; slave labor; slave labour
taking someone away by force; transportation (e.g. for forced labor); forced transport (e.g. to a police station)
Examples (10 in total)
I won't force you.
You can't force anyone.
No one is forcing you to do this.
I'm not forcing you or anything.
However, it was by no means something that had been coerced.
Tom forced me to open the box.
Nothing can force me to give it up.
If necessary, the government will force estate agents to reduce land prices.
When I was in school, left-handed kids were forced to write with their right hands.
Black people were compelled to work in cotton fields.