力 — power, strength, effort

ちから力 power

U+529B Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 4 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 4 level. Grade 1 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 2 strokes Freq #62 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #858 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories. Radical #19

Meanings

power
strength
effort

word

ちから chikara Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

力(ちから) chikara power 力(ちから) 強(づよ) い chikarazuyoi powerful

りき riki On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

力(りき) 学(がく) rikigaku mechanics

りょく ryoku On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

能(のう) 力(りょく) nouryoku ability 努(ど) 力(りょく) doryoku effort 協(きょう) 力(りょく) kyouryoku cooperation 魅(み) 力(りょく) miryoku charm 権(けん) 力(りょく) kenryoku power 暴(ぼう) 力(りょく) bouryoku violence 電(でん) 力(りょく) denryoku electric power 圧(あつ) 力(りょく) atsuryoku pressure 勢(せい) 力(りょく) seiryoku influence 実(じつ) 力(りょく) jitsuryoku real ability 体(たい) 力(りょく) tairyoku physical strength 原(げん) 子(し) 力(りょく) genshiryoku atomic energy 入(にゅう) 力(りょく) nyuuryoku input 出(しゅつ) 力(りょく) shutsuryoku output 有(ゆう) 力(りょく) yuuryoku influential 全(ぜん) 力(りょく) zenryoku all one's power 学(がく) 力(りょく) gakuryoku academic ability 強(きょう) 力(りょく) kyouryoku powerful 迫(はく) 力(りょく) hakuryoku force 武(ぶ) 力(りょく) buryoku military force 火(か) 力(りょく) karyoku firepower

Stroke order

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