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強引 (ごういん): forcible, assertive, pushy — Japanese vocabulary

強引 is read ごういん and means "forcible, assertive, pushy". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

強引

Reading
ごういん · gouin
Translation
forcible, assertive, pushy
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
ごういんが

Example

うちの一番腕利きの交渉者はいつも強引に有利な取り引きをする。

うちのいちばんうでききのこうしょうしゃはいつもごういんにゆうりなとりひきをする。

Our best negotiators always drive a hard bargain.

Kanji in this word

  • 強 — strong
  • 引 — pull, attract

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