強豪(きょうごう)

きょうごう
noun
powerhouse; strong team or player
sportsevaluation
1. powerhouse; strong team; formidable opponent
A team, school, player, or country that is strong and has a record of winning, especially in sports and competitions.
相手(あいて)は強豪(きょうごう)チームだ。
Our opponent is a powerhouse team.
彼(かれ)は野球(やきゅう)の強豪(きょうごう)校(こう)に進学(しんがく)した。
He went on to a high school known for its strong baseball team.
初出場(はつしゅつじょう)のチームが強豪(きょうごう)を破(やぶ)って話題(わだい)になった。
A team in its first appearance made headlines by beating a powerhouse.

強豪(きょうごう) names a strong competitor rather than describing one, so it is used as a noun or in compounds, not with な.

Common collocations

  • 強豪(きょうごう)校(こう): a school famous for a strong team
  • 強豪(きょうごう)チーム: a powerhouse team
  • 強豪(きょうごう)を破(やぶ)る: to beat a powerhouse
  • 強豪(きょうごう)国(こく): a strong country (in a sport)
  • 並(な)み居(い)る強豪(きょうごう): the many strong rivals lined up

Similar words

Related Words

Compare: 強敵(きょうてき) (a strong opponent)
Compare: 名門(めいもん) (a prestigious, long-established school…)
Compare: 弱小(じゃくしょう) (small and weak)
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Added 2026.10.5 23:18 · Revised 2026.10.13 22:13
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