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Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 5

JLPT level: N2

260 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 13

Meaning: forces, energy, military strength

Kunyomi: いきお.い, はずみ

Onyomi: セイ, ゼイ

Composition: 埶 力

勢

Radical

Radical: 力

Reading: ちから

Meaning: power, force

Strokes: 2

⼒

Examples

Examples with audio

勢力(せいりょく)   strength, force

威勢(いせい)   power, energy

態勢(たいせい)   attitude, condition

姿勢(しせい)   attitude, posture

情勢(じょうせい)   situation

優勢な(ゆうせいな)   superior

豪勢な(ごうせいな)   luxurious

大勢(おおぜい)   great number of people

勢い(いきおい)   force

Onyomi Examples

勢 (セイ) strength, power, energy, military strength, army, (number of) troops

勢力 (セイリョク) influence, power, might, strength, potency, force, energy

国勢 (コクセイ) state of a country (population, resources, etc.), condition of a country, strength of a country

党勢 (トウセイ) strength of a party

勢 (ゼイ) group (of people, players, companies, etc.), camp, team

同勢 (ドウゼイ) party, company

猛勢 (モウセイ) great strength, courageous army, valiant troops

Kunyomi Examples

勢い (いきおい) force, vigor, vigour, energy, spirit, life, influence, authority, power, might, impetus, momentum, course (of events), naturally, necessarily

勢い余る (いきおいあまる) to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.), to get carried away, to go overboard, to overdo (something)

弾み (はずみ) bounce, spring, rebound, momentum, impetus, impulse, stimulus, inertia, moment, instant, impulse, chance

弾車 (はずみぐるま) flywheel

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