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強いる (しいる): to force, to compel, to coerce — Japanese vocabulary

強いる is read しいる and means "to force, to compel, to coerce". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

強いる

Reading
しいる · shiiru
Translation
to force, to compel, to coerce
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
しいるが

Example

学問は強いられるべきではない。学問は奨励されるべきだ。

がくもんはしいられるべきではない。がくもんはしょうれいされるべきだ。

Learning should not be forced. Learning should be encouraged.

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