Japanese

きょうごう
Meaning: powerhouse; veteran/strong competitor
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

強
豪

Example sentences

Strong teams from all over the country are gathered for this year's tournament.
強豪チームと対戦した。
We played against a powerful team.
相手は強豪だが、我々にも十分に勝算はある。
The opponent is a powerhouse, but we also have a good chance of winning.
試合で強豪チームに一泡吹かせたい
I want to deal a blow to the powerhouse team in the match.
驕兵必敗という言葉通り、油断した強豪校が初戦で敗退した。
True to the saying '骄兵必败', the overconfident powerhouse school was defeated in their very first match.

Usage Notes

Refers to a person or team that is very strong and difficult to defeat.

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