Japanese symbol for “mechanics”
力学
りきがく
Romaji: rikigaku
mechanics; dynamics
In Japanese, mechanics is 力学, read りきがく (rikigaku).
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Meanings
- n mechanics; dynamics (physics)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “mechanics”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| メカ | メカ meka | mechanism; mechanics; machines |
| メカニクス | メカニクス mekanikusu | mechanics |
| 機械学 | きかいがく kikaigaku | mechanics |
| 動学 | どうがく dougaku | mechanics; dynamics |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 協力 | きょうりょく kyouryoku | cooperation; collaboration; help |
| 能力 | のうりょく nouryoku | ability; faculty |
| 努力 | どりょく doryoku | effort; exertion; endeavour |
| 魅力 | みりょく miryoku | charm; fascination; glamour |
| 電力 | でんりょく denryoku | electric power |
| 全力 | ぜんりょく zenryoku | all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost |
| 学校 | がっこう gakkou | school |
| 大学 | だいがく daigaku | university; college |
See also: Chinese symbol for “mechanics”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.