強いる|しいるshiiru[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. ichidan verb, transitive verbto force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
   彼かれらは我々われわれに服従ふくじゅうを強しいた。↗

   They enforced obedience upon us.

• Synonym強要きょうようNeutralNoun for demanding something by force, as in 「金銭を強要する」; often involves illegal demands and leans toward written, formal use.
• Synonym無理強いむりじいNeutralNoun for forcing a reluctant person to do something, as in 「お酒を無理強いする」; leans colloquial.
• Synonym強制きょうせいNeutralNoun for forcing someone into obedience, as in 「強制送還」 or 「参加を強制する」; often used for institutional or official power.
• Related押し付けるおしつけるNeutralMeans to impose something on someone, as in 「責任を押し付ける」; the nuance is pushing it onto the other person.
• Related駆るかるNeutralMeans to drive or spur someone on, as in 「不安に駆られる」; mostly used in the passive voice.
• Related強圧きょうあつNeutralNoun for heavy-handed pressure, as in 「強圧的な態度」; carries an oppressive nuance.
• Related仕向けるしむけるNeutralMeans to induce or steer someone toward something, as in 「勉強するように仕向ける」; the emphasis is on skillful guidance.
• Related強迫きょうはくNeutralNoun for unreasonably pressuring someone into doing something; in civil law it means duress, and in psychology, obsessive ideas.
• Antonym許すゆるすNeutralMeans to permit or allow; the direct opposite of 強いる.
• Antonym任せるまかせるNeutralMeans to hand a matter over to someone; the opposite of the coercion of 強いる.

Use 「強いる」 for forcing someone to do something against their will, as in 「犠牲を強いる」 or 「苦戦を強いられる」; it often appears in the passive. For pressing someone hard, use 「無理強い」; for imposing something, 「押し付ける」; for demanding by force, 「強要」. The opposite is 「許す」.

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1. 相手あいての意思いしを無視むしして無理むりにやらせる。