Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)

    if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose

    これと言って趣味はないんですが、強いて言えば、音楽鑑賞ですかね。
    I don't know if you'd call it a hobby, but to stretch it a little, you could say music appreciation is my hobby.

Also written しいて言えば【しいていえば】

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Characters in this word

2
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strong

Kun
つよ.いつよ.まるつよ.めるし.いるこわ.い
On
キョウゴウ
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
112 of 2500
Radical
bow
WaniKani
Level 7

Built from

Used in names as

すね

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-3-8SKIP code
3h8.3The Kanji Dictionary
1323.6Four corner code
3571deroo
5f37Unicode hex code
1-22-15JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1571Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1695New Nelson (John Haig)
475New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
574Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
349Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
432Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1235Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1321Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
112A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1878Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
332Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
9815Morohashi
100A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
217Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
217Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
192sakade
170Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
111henshall3
201Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
133crowley
111Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.11busy_people
611Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1243Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
qiang2, jiang4, qiang3Pinyin reading
gangKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
7WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

say, word

Kun
い.うこと
On
ゲンゴン
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
83 of 2500
Radical
speech
WaniKani
Level 5

Built from

Used in names as

とき

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-1-6SKIP code
7a0.1The Kanji Dictionary
0060.1Four corner code
3077deroo
8a00Unicode hex code
1-24-32JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4309Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5552New Nelson (John Haig)
1941New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2440Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1233Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1698Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
335Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
357Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
279A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
439Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
43Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
35205Morohashi
274A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
66Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
66Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
392sakade
85Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
118henshall3
142Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
44crowley
203Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.8busy_people
1653Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
341Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yan2Pinyin reading
eonKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5WaniKani level