Grammar Info
N2 Lesson 9: 25/26
強Just more than
Structure
Number + Counter + 強
Details
About 強
強 is a suffix which is used to say that something is a little more than a certain figure. When used in this way, it will be directly attached to a counter in the pattern number + counter + 強.
As 強 literally means 'strong', it implies the number is 'strong' enough to surpass the count. It will usually imply a very small margin.
Caution
A minority of speakers, especially younger speakers, will interpret 弱 as meaning a time a little over that number, with 強 being interpreted as a time that is quite a lot over that number. Despite this, most speakers would still interpret 強 as meaning 'a little over'.
This is because they are interpreting 弱 as the time 'plus a little more', and 強 as the number 'plus a lot more'.
This interpretation is still widely considered wrong, so in formal or test settings (such as the JLPT) 強 will not be used in this way.
Examples
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家から学校までは5km強あります。
It is just more than 5 kilometers from my house to the school.
二日酔いのせいで、12時間強も寝続けていた。
Because of a hangover, I kept sleeping for a little more than 12 hours.
この荷物は10キロ強ある。
This luggage weighs just more than 10 kilograms.
隣町の人口は1,000人強しかいない。
The population of the neighboring town is only just more than 1,000 people.
相手チームのエースは身長230センチ強もあるそうだ。
I heard the opposing team's ace is just a little more than 230 centimeters tall.
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