► 副詞
強か [(2)したたか] meaning: hard rank: 3
☆ 私は脛を鉄パイプに強か打った ⇨ I hit my shin against a steel pipe really hard
► 形容動詞
強か [(2)したたか] meaning: strong rank: 3
☆ 彼は逆境にもめげず強かに生きている ⇨ He lives strong, stays very tough, despite all the adversities (☛ Mentally strong, and very resourceful and shrewd)
More examples:
- 相手は予想より遥かに手強かった ⇨ The opponent was a lot tougher than expected
- 相手はなかなか手強かった ⇨ The opponent was a lot tougher than we expected
- 簡単に負かせる相手と思っていたらところがどっこい手強かった ⇨ I thought he was an easy opponent to beat, but he was a tough out unexpectedly
- 昔の人達は強かった ⇨ People in the past were tough
- 彼は鍛える前から元々強かった ⇨ He had been strong in the first place, even before he started training