強いる (しいる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

強いる (しいる) means to force / to compel / to impose.

See example sentences below.

強いる at a glance

強いる

しいるshiiru

N1verb

to force / to compel / to impose

強いるしいるshiiruN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to force / to compel / to impose

Example 1

彼は部下に無理を強いた。

Translation

He forced his subordinate to do something unreasonable.

Example 2

親の期待を強いられている。

Translation

I’m being forced to meet my parents’ expectations.