強行

See also: 强行

Chinese

		strength; force; power strength; force; power; powerful; better	to go; to do; capable to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behaviour; conduct; a row; profession; professional
trad. (強行/强行)		強/强	行
simp. (强行)		强	行

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qiángxíng, qiǎngxíng

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ, ㄑㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): koeng⁵ hang⁴
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): kiông-hêng / kiâng-hêng

(Teochew, Peng'im): kiang⁵ gian⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qiángxíng
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ciángsíng
  - Wade–Giles: chʻiang²-hsing²
  - Yale: chyáng-syíng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyangshyng
  - Palladius: цянсин (cjansin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qiǎngxíng
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ciǎngsíng
  - Wade–Giles: chʻiang³-hsing²
  - Yale: chyǎng-syíng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cheangshyng
  - Palladius: цянсин (cjansin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: koeng⁵ hang⁴
  - Yale: kéuhng hàhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: koeng⁵ hang⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: kêng⁵ heng⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰœːŋ¹³ hɐŋ²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiông-hêng
  - Tâi-lô: kiông-hîng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kiongheeng
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /kiɔŋ²⁴⁻²² hiɪŋ²⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /kiɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ hiɪŋ²⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɔŋ²³⁻³³ hiɪŋ²³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiâng-hêng
  - Tâi-lô: kiâng-hîng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kiangheeng
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiaŋ¹³⁻²² hiɪŋ¹³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: kiang⁵ gian⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khiâng kiâⁿ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰiaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kĩã⁵⁵/

Adverb

強行

in a forceful way; forcibly
強行佔領／强行占领 ― qiángxíng zhànlǐng ― to forcibly occupy

Synonyms

強制／强制 (qiángzhì)

Verb

強行

to force (something to happen)

Usage notes

Not to be confused with 強制性／强制性 (qiángzhìxìng).

Derived terms

強行軍 / 强行军 (qiángxíngjūn)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (強行):

→ Japanese: 強行(きょうこう) (kyōkō)
→ Vietnamese: cưỡng hành (強行)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
強	行
きょう Grade: 2	こう Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) きょーこー [kyòókóó] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [kʲo̞ːko̞ː]

Noun

強(きょう)行(こう) • (kyōkō)

forcing its way

Verb

強(きょう)行(こう)する • (kyōkō suru) intransitive suru (stem 強(きょう)行(こう)し (kyōkō shi), past 強(きょう)行(こう)した (kyōkō shita))

to force its way
- 2025 August 9 (last accessed), 井上哲士 [Satoshi Inoue], quotee, “第217回国会　参議院　本会議　第22号　令和7年5月28日”, in 国会会議録検索システム [Diet Proceedings Search System]‎^[1], 国立国会図書館 [National Diet Library]:
  安保法制が強行された二〇一五年を機に、政府は軍需産業振興に大きくかじを切りました。
  Anpo hōsei ga kyōkō sareta ni sen jū go nen o ki ni, seifu wa gunju sangyō shinkō ni ōkiku kaji o kiri mashita.
  In 2015, when the security legislation was forced through, the government made a major shift toward promoting the military industry.

Conjugation

Conjugation of "強行する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	強行し	きょうこうし	kyōkō shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	強行し	きょうこうし	kyōkō shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	強行する	きょうこうする	kyōkō suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	強行する	きょうこうする	kyōkō suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	強行すれ	きょうこうすれ	kyōkō sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	強行せよ¹ 強行しろ²	きょうこうせよ¹ きょうこうしろ²	kyōkō seyo¹ kyōkō shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	強行される	きょうこうされる	kyōkō sareru
Causative	強行させる強行さす	きょうこうさせるきょうこうさす	kyōkō saseru kyōkō sasu
Potential	強行できる	きょうこうできる	kyōkō dekiru
Volitional	強行しよう	きょうこうしよう	kyōkō shiyō
Negative	強行しない	きょうこうしない	kyōkō shinai
Negative continuative	強行せず	きょうこうせず	kyōkō sezu
Formal	強行します	きょうこうします	kyōkō shimasu
Perfective	強行した	きょうこうした	kyōkō shita
Conjunctive	強行して	きょうこうして	kyōkō shite
Hypothetical conditional	強行すれば	きょうこうすれば	kyōkō sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

References

“強行”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[2] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026