力
bear up, exert, power, strain, strength, strong

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

リイリキリョク

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

ちから

Nanori (名乗り)

じからつとむ

Stroke Order

2 / 2

Information

Grade:1
Strokes:2
JLPT:4
Frequency:62

Vocabulary

リキ

WordReadingMeaning
合力ゴウリキresultant force; assistance; help; donation; alms; almsgiving
自力ジリキone's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
念力ネンリキwillpower; faith; telekinesis; psychokinesis
力学リキガクmechanics; dynamics
力作リキサクpainstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; outstanding work; toil; labor; labour

リョク

WordReadingMeaning
握力アクリョクgrip (of hand); grip strength
圧力アツリョクpressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
引力インリョクattraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism
火力カリョクheating power; thermal power; firepower
学力ガクリョクscholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability

Other

WordReadingMeaning
加特力カトリックCatholic; Catholicism; Catholic Church
力めるつとめるto endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to devote oneself; to be committed (to doing)
合力こうりょくresultant force; assistance; help; donation; alms; almsgiving
角力すもうsumo (wrestling); sumo wrestler; rikishi
底力そこぢからhidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

刀
knife, saber, sword
Grade 2JLPT 1
刃
blade, edge, sword
Grade 8JLPT 1
万
10,000, ten thousand
Grade 2JLPT 5
分
1%, chances, degree, duty, know, minute of time, one's lot, part, rate, segment, shaku/100, share, understand
Grade 2JLPT N/A
匁
(kokuji), 3.75 grams, monme
Grade 9JLPT 1
切
be sharp, cut, cutoff
Grade 2JLPT 4
召
buy, call, catch (cold), drink, eat, put on, ride in, seduce, send for, wear
Grade 8JLPT 2
加
Canada, add, addition, include, increase, join
Grade 4JLPT 3
幼
childhood, infancy
Grade 6JLPT 2
功
achievement, credit, honor, merits, success
Grade 4JLPT 1