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Kanji Detail for 勢 - "force, vigor, power"

勢

  • Meaning

    勢 means "force, vigor, power."

    1. Force - Power and energy; momentum.

    2. Vigor - Active strength; vitality.

    3. Situation - The state of affairs; circumstances.

    4. Army - A group of soldiers; military force.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    forces; energy; military strength

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    power, force; tendency

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    power; influence; potential; momentum; tendency; trend; situation; conditions; outward appearance; sign; gesture; male genitals

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    power, force; tendency, attitude

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

    The power of action. When force is vigorously exerted, it's called 勢. Such as 火勢 (fire's intensity), 水勢 (water's force), 其勢洶洶 (its momentum is fierce), 勢如破竹 (like splitting bamboo). The state of action is also called 勢. Such as 陣勢 (battle formation), 姿勢 (posture), meaning the condition of one's movements. | Power. Having something to pressure others with is called 勢. Such as 威勢 (authority), 聲勢 (momentum), 勢均力敵 (evenly matched), 仗勢欺人 (bully others relying on power). | Strategic advantage. Having a commanding view from high ground. Such as 山勢崢嶸 (rugged mountain terrain), 地勢平坦 (flat terrain). | The external genitals are called 勢. In ancient times, there was castration punishment, meaning cutting off a man's genitals.
  • Onyomitip

    se(せ) せ

    sei(せい) せい

  • Kunyomitip

    ikio.i(いきおい) いきおい

  • Strokestip

    13 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    力 (chikara)

  • Related Keywords
    force power momentum vigor energy vitality strength situation circumstance army troops group influence tendency trend condition position posture appearance activity

Sentences including 勢

  • Many old people these days cannot keep up with the times.

  • Why do so many people visit kyoto?

  • There was a crowd of students waiting in front of the library.

  • Do you have many friends here in japan?

  • There were a lot of people waiting for the bus.

  • There were a lot of people in the park.

  • A great many students were absent from school.

  • She used to live in luxury.

  • My family is a large one.

  • There are many americans who can speak japanese.

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