Vocabulary

What does 強いて (しいて, shiite) mean?

強いて (しいて, shiite) means forcibly; if I had to say.

Quick facts
Reading	しいて
Romaji	shiite
Part of speech	adverb
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)	N1

強いてしいて

N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonshiite

forcibly; if I had to say

Example sentences

強(し)いて言(い)えば、この案(あん)の方(ほう)が現実的(げんじつてき)だ。
If I had to say, this plan is more realistic.
彼女(かのじょ)は悲(かな)しみを隠(かく)し、強(し)いて笑顔(えがお)を作(つく)った。
She hid her sorrow and forced herself to smile.