心強い

What it means

What does 心強い mean? It means feeling reassured or confident because of support, reliability, or favorable circumstances. For English speakers, it describes a mental state of strength and calm derived from trustworthy help or a solid ally.

Main meanings

• reassuring or comforting, describing something that gives you confidence
• a person described as reliable and supportive, someone you can count on
• a mood or state of mental strength derived from support or protection
• used to describe situations that provide emotional steadiness or practical backing

How to use it

Used primarily as an i-adjective in both spoken and written Japanese; before a noun, it forms compounds like 心強い味方, and predicatively with だ/です in sentences. In casual speech you might say 心強いね, while in formal writing you can use 心強い状況だ to describe a scenario.