勢 — kanji meaning “forces”
勢
forces, energy, military strength
- Meanings
- forces, energy, military strength
- On'yomi
- セイ (sei)、ゼイ (zei)
- Kun'yomi
- いきお.い、はずみ
- Name readings
- せ
- Strokes
- 13
- School grade
- 5
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #260 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 19
- Chinese reading
- shì — Chinese character page
Words with 勢
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 姿勢 | しせい shisei | posture; pose; position |
| 勢力 | せいりょく seiryoku | influence; power; might |
| 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 |
| 優勢 | ゆうせい yuusei | superiority; superior power; predominance |
| 威勢 | いせい isei | power; might; authority |
| 攻勢 | こうせい kousei | offensive (movement); aggression |
| 体勢 | たいせい taisei | posture; position; stance |
| 総勢 | そうぜい souzei | all members; whole army |
| 劣勢 | れっせい ressei | inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage |
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