力
Meanings
- power
- strength
- strong
- strain
- bear up
- exert
Readings
- りょく
- りき
- りい
- ちから
- Strokes
- 2
- JLPT Level
- N4
- Frequency
- #109
Common Words
- 力むりきむto strain (oneself), to bear down, to exert oneself, to try (too) hard, to draw one's body taut
- 力学りきがくmechanics, dynamics
- 力作りきさくpainstaking piece of work, work of great effort, tour de force, outstanding work
- 力士りきしsumo wrestler, rikishi
- 力説りきせつemphasizing (a point, argument, etc.), stressing, insistence, arguing strongly (for, against)
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