勢 (energy, forces, military strength) - Kanji Codex

勢

energy, forces, military strength

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

セイゼイ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

いきお.いはずみ

Nanori (名乗り)

せ

Stroke Order

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Information

Grade:5

Strokes:13

JLPT:2

Frequency:260

Vocabulary

セイ

Word	Reading	Meaning
威勢	イセイ	power; might; authority; influence; spirits; vigor; vigour; energy; boldness
気勢	キセイ	fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor; spirit
形勢	ケイセイ	condition; situation; prospects
攻勢	コウセイ	offensive (movement); aggression
国勢	コクセイ	state of a country (population, resources, etc.); condition of a country; strength of a country

ゼイ

Word	Reading	Meaning
総勢	ソウゼイ	all members; whole army
大勢	タイゼイ	crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
軍勢	グンゼイ	military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
多勢	タゼイ	great numbers; numerical superiority
無勢	ブゼイ	numerical inferiority; being outnumbered

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
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	いきよい	force; vigor; vigour; energy; spirit; life; influence; authority; power; might; impetus; momentum; course (of events); naturally; necessarily
大勢	おおぜい	crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
勢み	はずみ	bounce; spring; rebound; momentum; impetus; impulse; stimulus; inertia; moment; instant; impulse; chance
勢む	はずむ	to spring; to bound; to bounce; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to get lively; to pay handsomely; to splurge; to part eagerly with (money, etc.); to breathe hard; to pant; to be out of breath

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