Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 1

JLPT level: N4

62 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 2

Meaning: power, strength, strong, strain, bear up, exert

Kunyomi: ちから

Onyomi: リョク リキ リイ

Radical

Radical:

Reading: ちから

Meaning: power, force

Strokes: 2

Examples

Examples with audio

(たいりょく)   physical strength

(のうりょく)   ability

(じつりょく)   real ability

(どりょく)   effort

(ぼうりょく)   violence

(けんりょく)   (political) power

(みりょく)   charm [n.]

する(きょうりょくする)   cooperate

車(じんりきしゃ)   rickshaw

む(りきむ)   strain

(ちから)   force [n.]

(そこぢから)   latent energy, potentiality

Onyomi Examples

リョク strength, power, proficiency, ability

リキサク painstaking piece of work, work of great effort, tour de force, outstanding work, toil, labor, labour

スイリョク hydraulic power, water power

イリョク power, might, authority, influence

リキ strength, power, proficiency, ability, the strength of ... people, the strength of ... men

リキガク mechanics, dynamics

ジリキ one's own potential, real ability, one's own strength

ゴウリョク resultant force, assistance, help, donation, alms, almsgiving

Kunyomi Examples

ちから force, strength, might, vigour, vigor, energy, capability, ability, proficiency, capacity, faculty, efficacy, effect, effort, endeavours, endeavors, exertions, power, authority, influence, good offices, agency, support, help, aid, assistance, stress, emphasis, means, resources

強い ちからづよい powerful, strong, forceful, vigorous, reassuring, encouraging

強い つよいちから strong interaction, strong force

弱い よわいちから weak force, weak interaction