- shiiru to force, to compel, to coerce, to press, to impose
Formal or literary; used when someone is forced by circumstance or authority, not in casual speech.
上司は私に残業を強いった。
Joushi wa watashi ni zangyou o shiita.
My boss forced me to work overtime.
病気が彼に引退を強いった。
Byouki ga kare ni intai o shiita.
Illness forced him to retire.
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