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強硬 (きょうこう): firm, vigorous, stubborn — Japanese vocabulary

強硬 is read きょうこう and means "firm, vigorous, stubborn". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

強硬

Reading
きょうこう · kyoukou
Translation
firm, vigorous, stubborn
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
きょうこうが

Example

大統領は強硬路線をとった。

だいとうりょうはきょうこうろせんをとった。

The President took a hard line.

Kanji in this word

  • 強 — strong
  • 硬 — hard, stiff

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