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Kanji Detail for 力 - "power, strength, force"

力

  • Meaning

    力 means "power, strength, force."

    1. Power - Strength; force; capability.

    2. Effort - Exertion; hard work.

    3. To exert - To put forth strength.

    4. Ability - Capacity; skill.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    power; strength; strong; strain; bear up; exert

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    power, capability, influence; Kangxi radical 19

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Li

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    strength, power; capability, influence

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Muscular strength. The function of animal muscles, used to move limbs and accomplish tasks. In science, the study of principles of objects' self-movement and movement by external force is called 力學 (mechanics). | All that the mind reaches is called 力. Such as 目力 (eyesight), 耳力 (hearing). | A person's ability to handle affairs. Such as 勢力 (power), 權力 (authority), 力不從心 (the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak). | What objects can bear is also called 力. Such as 筆力 (brushwork power), 馬力 (horsepower). | Diligent. Such as 孝弟力田, meaning being filial to parents and elder brothers while being diligent in farming. | To strive. Such as 力求節儉, meaning to strive with all one's might. | One who works for others is called 力. See (Tao Qian's writings).
  • Onyomitip

    riki(りき) りき

    ryoku(りょく) りょく

  • Kunyomitip

    chikara(ちから) ちから

    riki.mu(りきむ) りきむ

    tsuto.meru(つとめる) つとめる

  • Strokestip

    2 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    力 (chikara)

  • Related Keywords
    power strength force energy ability capability might vigor effort exertion potency capacity muscle stamina vitality intensity influence authority competence prowess

Sentences including 力

  • The students are making good progress in english.

  • With all his efforts , he couldn't succeed.

  • He is stronger than i am.

  • Your efforts resulted in the success.

  • Our effort ended in failure.

  • Man alone has the ability to reason.

  • I tried my best , only to fail again.

  • He is above all others in originality.

  • Whether you will succeed or not depends on your efforts.

  • I'm glad i could help.

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