強制|きょうせいkyousei[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verbcompulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement何も私にそれをあきらめるように強制することができない。↗Nothing can force me to give it up.
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 強制する(きょうせいする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 強制します(きょうせいします) |
| Negative (nai) | 強制しない(きょうせいしない) |
| polite (masen) | 強制しません(きょうせいしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 強制せず・強制せぬ(きょうせいせず・きょうせいせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 強制した(きょうせいした) |
| polite (mashita) | 強制しました(きょうせいしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 強制しなかった(きょうせいしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 強制しませんでした(きょうせいしませんでした) |
| Te form | 強制して(きょうせいして) |
| Potential | 強制できる(きょうせいできる) |
| Passive | 強制される(きょうせいされる) |
| Causative | 強制させる(きょうせいさせる) |
| Causative passive | 強制させられる(きょうせいさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 強制すれば(きょうせいすれば) |
| tara | 強制したら(きょうせいしたら) |
| Volitional | 強制しよう(きょうせいしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 強制しましょう(きょうせいしましょう) |
| Imperative | 強制しろ(きょうせいしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym強要きょうようWrittenWritten/formal prose. A noun for demanding something the other party is unwilling to do, as in 「強要罪」; 「強制」 is making someone submit by force.
- Synonym強いるしいるWrittenA verb for forcing someone to do what they would rather not, as in 「我慢を強いる」; leans toward written prose.
- Synonym無理強いむりじいNeutralA noun for pressing someone into doing something against their will, as in 「酒の無理強い」; stresses the strain put on the reluctant person.
- Synonym強圧きょうあつWrittenA noun for suppression by force or authority, as in 「強圧的な態度」; formal written flavor.
- Related押し付けるおしつけるNeutralA verb for imposing responsibilities or opinions on others, as in 「仕事を押し付ける」; very common in speech.
- Related課するかするWrittenA verb for levying taxes or imposing obligations, as in 「罰金を課する」; bureaucratic, official-document style.
- Related課すかすWrittenAnother form of 「課する」 with the same meaning, as in 「宿題を課す」; in written prose 「課する」 is the more common of the two.
- Related駆るかるWrittenA literary verb for driving or spurring someone on; often seen as 「不安に駆られる」, driven by an emotion.
- Related強迫きょうはくWrittenWritten/formal prose. A noun for coercion or duress; in psychology it also refers to obsessive compulsion. Academic and legal flavor.
- Related押し付けおしつけNeutralA noun for imposing something on people, as in 「価値観の押し付け」; carries a tone of resentment.
- Antonym任意にんいWrittenThe antonym: optional or voluntary, as in 「任意参加」; the direct opposite of 「強制」.
- Antonym自由じゆうNeutralFreedom or autonomy; the everyday opposite of coercion.
Use 「強制」 for forcing others to obey, as in 「強制退去」. For demanding something against a person's will, use 「強要」; for forcing someone to do something, 「強いる」 or 「無理強い」; for imposing duties or views on others, 「押し付ける」; for levying taxes or obligations, 「課する」. The opposite, voluntary participation, is 「任意」.
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