JLPT N2 · な-adjective

強気 (tsuyoki)

強気 (つよき, tsuyoki) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “confident; assured”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: つよき
Romaji: tsuyoki
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

confident; assured; self-assured; firm; strong · な-adjective, noun taking の, noun
bullish · な-adjective, noun taking の, noun

Example sentences

あまり強気になるなよ。

Don't press your luck, kid.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 強気

な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	強気だ	つよきだ tsuyokida
Present (polite)	強気です	つよきです tsuyokidesu
Negative	強気じゃない	つよきじゃない tsuyokijanai
Past	強気だった	つよきだった tsuyokidatta
Negative past	強気じゃなかった	つよきじゃなかった tsuyokijanakatta
Te-form	強気で	つよきで tsuyokide
Before a noun	強気な	つよきな tsuyokina
Adverb (~ni)	強気に	つよきに tsuyokini

Kanji in 強気

強

strongキョウ・ゴウ・つよ.い・つよ.まる · 11 strokes

気

spirit, mind, airキ・ケ・いき・き · 6 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 強気.

強いつよいstrong勉強べんきょうstudy強調きょうちょうemphasis強力きょうりょくpowerful強盗ごうとうrobber強まるつよまるto get strong強めるつよめるto strengthen強化きょうかstrengthening強引ごういんoverbearing力強いちからづよいpowerful強行きょうこうforcing (e.g. a vote)強硬きょうこうfirm強制きょうせいcompulsion強烈きょうれつstrong

Source: JMdict entry 1236230 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.