Japanese symbol for “potency”
勢力
せいりょく
Romaji: seiryoku
influence; power; might; strength
In Japanese, potency is 勢力, read せいりょく (seiryoku).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
- n influence (of stones) (go)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “potency”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 効力 | こうりょく kouryoku | effect; efficacy; validity |
| ポテンツ | ポテンツ potentsu | potency |
| 力価 | りきか rikika | titer; titre; potency |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 姿勢 | しせい shisei | posture; pose; position |
| 勢い | いきおい ikioi | force; vigor; vigour |
| 大勢 | おおぜい oozei | crowd of people; great number of people |
| 情勢 | じょうせい jousei | state of things; state of affairs; situation |
| 態勢 | たいせい taisei | attitude; posture; preparedness |
| 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 |
See also: Chinese symbol for “potency”.
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.