力

音読おんよみ: リョク・リキ

訓読くんよみ: ちから

画数かくすう: 2

部首ぶしゅ: ちから(力)

Meaning

Power / strength / ability

  • 体力たいりょく — physical strength; stamina
  • 力持ちからもち — strong person
  • 権力けんりょく — authority; political power
  • 戦力せんりょく — fighting strength; military capability
  • 動力どうりょく — motive power; power source
  • 重力じゅうりょく — gravity
  • 集中力しゅうちゅうりょく — concentration

“力” was originally drawn from a farming tool, symbolizing physical power and effort. It now represents both literal and figurative strength — from personal energy to economic influence. It’s one of the most fundamental kanji used across many fields.

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