心強い|こころづよいkokorozuyoi[5]nakadaka (mid-high)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. i-adjectiveheartening; reassuring
    僕ぼくには警察けいさつよりも何なんよりもみんながいてくれることの方ほうが心強こころづよいのですよ。↗
    For my part, having you lot with me is more reassuring than the police or anything!
Conjugation
Plain form心強い(こころづよい)
Polite (desu)心強いです(こころづよいです)
Negative (kunai)心強くない(こころづよくない)
polite (ku arimasen)心強くありません(こころづよくありません)
Past (katta)心強かった(こころづよかった)
Past negative (kunakatta)心強くなかった(こころづよくなかった)
Te form (kute)心強くて(こころづよくて)
Adverbial (ku)心強く(こころづよく)
Conditional (kereba)心強ければ(こころづよければ)
kattara心強かったら(こころづよかったら)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym気強いきづよいNeutralMeans bold and unflinching before difficulty; can also mean reassured by support, a sense close to 「心強い」. Rare in use; 「心強い」 is the everyday word.
  • Related力強いちからづよいNeutralSuggests visible strength that reassures, as in 「力強い言葉」; leans toward forceful voices and actions, while 「心強い」 is feeling secure from having support.
  • Antonym心細いこころぼそいNeutralThe direct opposite: feeling helpless and unsure because you have nothing to rely on, as in 「一人では心細い」.
  • Antonym不安ふあんNeutralDenotes anxiety and unease, the opposite of the settled feeling of 「心強い」.

Use 「心強い」 for feeling secure because someone or something is behind you, as in 「君がいてくれて心強い」. For strength in a voice or action that reassures, 「力強い」 fits. When support is lacking or you feel anxious, the opposites 「心細い」 and 「不安」 apply.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 頼たよりになるものがあり安心あんしんである様さま。
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