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力

リョク・リキ・ちから

Power, strength

Strokes
2
Radical
力
音読み
リョク、リキ
訓読み
ちから

Meaning

Power, strength · fuerza

Readings

  • On (音読み): リョク・リキ
  • Kun (訓読み): ちから

Example words

  • 力(ちから)— strength
  • 体力(たいりょく)— physical strength
  • 努力(どりょく)— effort

Structure

Radical 力 (ちから · Power, strength) · 2 strokes · school grade 1

Watch out

Look-alike 九 (nine): 力's second stroke hooks back to the left, 九's sweeps out to the right. Katakana カ comes from this shape but is smaller and more angular.

Common mistakes

  • Look-alike 九 (nine): 力's second stroke hooks back to the left, 九's sweeps out to the right. Katakana カ comes from this shape but is smaller and more angular.

Examples

力ちから

strength

体力たいりょく

physical strength

努力どりょく

effort

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