強引

ごういん · gouin · JLPT N2 · na-adj

pushy

💪 強引 = 強 (strong) + 引 (pull): pulling hard, so forcible and pushy. Sounds like 'go in': go in forcefully.

強 means strong and 引 means pull, so 強引 is someone who pulls others strongly toward their own way. Think of a person who keeps pulling you along against your will.

引 — bow 弓 + vertical stroke 丨
A compound ideograph showing a bow 弓 with a vertical line 丨 representing the drawn bowstring. The original meaning was 'to draw a bow,' which extended to 'pull,' 'lead,' 'guide,' and 'cite.' The vertical stroke depicts the action of pulling the string back.

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