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Japanese symbol for “potency”

Romaji: seiryoku
influence; power; might; strength

In Japanese, potency is , read (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

  1. n influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
  2. n influence (of stones) (go)

Kanji and stroke order

forces, energy, military strength
on: セイ、ゼイ
kun: いきお.い、はずみ
13 strokes · JLPT 2
power, strength, strong
on: リョク、リキ、リイ
kun: ちから
2 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “potency”

WordReadingMeaning
こうりょく kouryokueffect; efficacy; validity
ポテンツ potentsupotency
りきか rikikatiter; titre; potency

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しせい shiseiposture; pose; position
いきおい ikioiforce; vigor; vigour
おおぜい oozeicrowd of people; great number of people
じょうせい jouseistate of things; state of affairs; situation
たいせい taiseiattitude; posture; preparedness
きょうりょく kyouryokucooperation; collaboration; help
のうりょく nouryokuability; faculty
どりょく doryokueffort; 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.

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