力

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

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:N4

Frequency:62

Vocabulary

リキ

Word	Reading	Meaning
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

Word	Reading	Meaning
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

Word	Reading	Meaning
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

sword, saber, knife

blade, sword, edge

ten thousand, 10,000

part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100

Grade 2JLPT N/A

monme, 3.75 grams, (kokuji)

cut, cutoff, be sharp

seduce, call, send for, wear, put on, ride in, buy, eat, drink, catch (cold)

add, addition, increase, join, include, Canada

infancy, childhood

achievement, merits, success, honor, credit