Japanese symbol for “power”
権力
けんりょく
Romaji: kenryoku
(political) power; authority; influence
In Japanese, power is 権力, read けんりょく (kenryoku).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n (political) power; authority; influence
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “power”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 権限 | けんげん kengen | power; authority; jurisdiction |
| 動力 | どうりょく douryoku | power; motive power |
| 勢力 | せいりょく seiryoku | influence; power; might |
| 威力 | いりょく iryoku | power; might; authority |
| 体力 | たいりょく tairyoku | physical strength; power; stamina |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 権利 | けんり kenri | right; privilege |
| 政権 | せいけん seiken | (political) administration; political power |
| 権限 | けんげん kengen | power; authority; jurisdiction |
| 人権 | じんけん jinken | human rights; civil liberties |
| 権威 | けんい ken'i | authority; power; influence |
| 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 “power”.
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.