Chinese

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strength; force; power
strength; force; power; powerful; better
 
to force; to compel; pressing
to force; to compel; pressing; urgent
trad. (強迫/强迫) /
simp. (强迫)

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Verb

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強迫

  1. to coerce; to force; to compel
    強迫孩子背誦强迫孩子背诵  ―  qiǎngpò háizi bèisòng  ―  to force children to memorise what they learn

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強迫

  1. compulsion (irrational need or irresistible urge to perform some action); obsession

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References

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  • Duffus, William (1883) “force”, in English-Chinese Vocabulary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Swatow, Swatow: English Presbyterian Mission Press, page 113

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
きょう
Grade: 2
はく
Grade: S
on’yomi

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(きょう)(はく) (kyōhakuきやうはく (kyaufaku)?

  1. pressure, compulsion

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(きょう)(はく)する (kyōhaku surutransitive suru (stem (きょう)(はく) (kyōhaku shi), past (きょう)(はく)した (kyōhaku shita))

  1. to compel

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN