Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Japanese question please help?

Question:


for the japanese word 勉强 EXCEPT THE MEANING "STUDY" DOES IT HAVE THE MEANING OF BEING FORCED TO DO

Answer:


As answered in your other post...

Nope, not at all. It just means "study/studies/lessons"
It also means "discount" as in to give a discount.

However, 強 (kyou/gou) when used by itself, or as the first character in a compound word can have the meaning of being forced or coerced as in:
強いる (shiiru) - to force/coerce/compel
強制 結婚 (kyousei kekkon) - forced marriage
強引に (gouin ni) - forcibly

As for "unwilling to give a pass"...
強制的 (kyouseiteki) - compulsory, forced, mandatory ... --> therefore, cannot get/give a pass

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