無理を強いる

muri o kyōiru

phrase★Intermediate— to force someone to do something unreasonable

informal

To compel someone to do something that is unreasonable or beyond their capacity, often causing stress or hardship.

親は子供に無理を強いて難しい大学に進学させた

The parents forced their child to attend a difficult university

会社は従業員に無理を強いて長時間労働を強要した

The company forced employees to work long hours

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This phrase is often used to express disapproval of someone imposing unreasonable demands on others.

Collocations

無理を強いる上司a boss who forces unreasonable demands無理を強いる親parents who force unreasonable expectations

to insist on doing something unreasonable

knowing it's unreasonable but doing it anyway

This phrase is often used in complaints or discussions about workplace or family pressures.

Do not use this phrase to describe reasonable requests or necessary tasks.

Composed of 無理 (muri, unreasonable) and 強いる (kyōiru, to force), this phrase emphasizes the act of imposing unreasonable demands on someone.

This phrase is commonly used in both formal and informal contexts to criticize someone for pushing others beyond their limits.

無理

unreasonable

root

を

object marker

particle

強いる

to force

verb

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