WORD DETAIL
強引
ごういん
Examples
Included kanji
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
強引is readごういん. - Basic usage: It is a na-adjective describing a forceful or strained approach that pushes ahead despite opposition or insufficient support.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Manner of an action
- When modifying an action, as in
強引に計画を進める, it takesに.
- When modifying an action, as in
- A strained judgment
強引に感じるmeans that a conclusion or line of reasoning feels forced rather than natural.

