強要|きょうようkyouyou[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verbcoercion; extortion; compulsion; force
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 強要する(きょうようする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 強要します(きょうようします) |
| Negative (nai) | 強要しない(きょうようしない) |
| polite (masen) | 強要しません(きょうようしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 強要せず・強要せぬ(きょうようせず・きょうようせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 強要した(きょうようした) |
| polite (mashita) | 強要しました(きょうようしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 強要しなかった(きょうようしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 強要しませんでした(きょうようしませんでした) |
| Te form | 強要して(きょうようして) |
| Potential | 強要できる(きょうようできる) |
| Passive | 強要される(きょうようされる) |
| Causative | 強要させる(きょうようさせる) |
| Causative passive | 強要させられる(きょうようさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 強要すれば(きょうようすれば) |
| tara | 強要したら(きょうようしたら) |
| Volitional | 強要しよう(きょうようしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 強要しましょう(きょうようしましょう) |
| Imperative | 強要しろ(きょうようしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym押し付けるおしつけるNeutralFoists tasks or opinions on others; also simply to press against. 「強要」 is for making someone do what they don't want, and leans toward legal usage.
- Synonym強制きょうせいNeutralUsing force to make people obey — individuals, organizations, systems alike, as in 「強制退去」. 「強要」 centers on forcing someone to do what they don't want.
- Synonym強いるしいるNeutralA verb for forcing or compelling, as in 「犠牲を強いる」; often used for imposing a burden on someone.
- Synonym無理強いむりじいNeutralForcing someone to do something, as in 「酒を無理強いする」; softer in tone than 「強要」.
- Synonym強圧きょうあつWrittenWritten register. Strong pressure or high-handed force, as in 「強圧的な態度」; stresses suppression, where 「強要」 stresses forcing someone to act.
- Synonym強迫きょうはくWrittenWritten register. Pressuring someone into something against their will; in civil law, duress; psychologically, obsessive thoughts. 「強要」 is a criminal offense.
- Synonym押し付けおしつけNeutralNoun for imposing opinions, rules and the like; stresses one-sided imposition, while 「強要」 stresses making someone act.
- Related迫るせまるNeutralTo draw near, but also to press or urge someone, as in 「返事を迫る」; milder than 「強要」.
- Related駆るかるWrittenWritten register. To drive or spur on, as in 「馬を駆る」「不安に駆られる」; stresses impelling, not specifically forcing compliance.
Use 「強要」 for forcing someone to do what they don't want to; it is also a criminal-law offense. 「強制」 is about using force to make people obey. In everyday speech, 「無理強い」 and 「押し付ける」 are the natural choices.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


