力 — kanji meaning “power”
力
power, strength, strong, strain, bear up, exert
- Meanings
- power, strength, strong, strain, bear up, exert
- On'yomi
- リョク (ryoku)、リキ (riki)、リイ (rii)
- Kun'yomi
- ちから
- Name readings
- じから、つとむ
- Strokes
- 2
- School grade
- 1
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 3
- Newspaper frequency
- #62 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 19
- Chinese reading
- lì — Chinese character page
Words with 力
| 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 |
| 勢力 | せいりょく seiryoku | influence; power; might |
| 暴力 | ぼうりょく bouryoku | violence; mayhem |
| 権力 | けんりょく kenryoku | (political) power; authority; influence |
| 強力 | きょうりょく kyouryoku | powerful; strong |
| 圧力 | あつりょく atsuryoku | pressure |
| 実力 | じつりょく jitsuryoku | (real) ability; true strength; merit |
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