Jisho

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2 strokes
Radical:
power, force
Parts:
power, strength, strong, strain, bear up, exert
Kun:
ちから
On:
リョクリキリイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
62 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 力 【リョク】 strength, power, proficiency, ability
  • 力作 【リキサク】 painstaking piece of work, work of great effort, tour de force, outstanding work, toil, labor, labour
  • 水力 【スイリョク】 hydraulic power, water power
  • 威力 【イリョク】 power, might, authority, influence
  • 力 【リキ】 strength, power, proficiency, ability, the strength of ... people, the strength of ... men
  • 力学 【リキガク】 mechanics, dynamics
  • 地力 【ジリキ】 one's own potential, real ability, one's own strength
  • 合力 【ゴウリョク】 resultant force, assistance, help, donation, alms, almsgiving

Kun reading compounds

  • 力 【ちから】 force, strength, might, vigour, vigor, energy, capability, ability, proficiency, capacity, faculty, efficacy, effect, effort, endeavours, endeavors, exertions, power, authority, influence, good offices, agency, support, help, aid, assistance, stress, emphasis, means, resources
  • 力強い 【ちからづよい】 powerful, strong, forceful, vigorous, reassuring, encouraging
  • 強い力 【つよいちから】 strong interaction, strong force
  • 弱い力 【よわいちから】 weak force, weak interaction

Readings

Japanese names:
じから、 つとむ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
li4
Korean:
ryeog

Spanish

  • potencia
  • poder
  • fuerza
  • energía
  • vigor
  • énfasis

Portuguese

  • força
  • forte
  • esforço
  • suportar
  • exercer

French

  • force
  • fort
  • puissance
  • tension
  • tenir le coup
  • s'efforcer
  • employer (force)
148 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
38 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
74 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
69 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
715 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
53 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
128 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
11 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.15 Japanese for Busy People
100 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
100 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
173 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
207 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4178 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2114 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2860 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
866 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
2288 Morohashi
3371 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
521 New Nelson (John Haig)
858 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
922 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
38 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
9 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1645 2001 Kanji
2g0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
4-2-4 SKIP code
4002.7 Four corner code
1-46-47 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
529b Unicode hex code

14 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
rowing, scull, paddle
Kun:
こ.ぐはこ.ぶ
On:
ソウ
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
2354 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 漕艇 【ソウテイ】 rowing, boating
  • 漕艇場 【ソウテイジョウ】 rowing course, rowing centre (center)
  • 回漕 【カイソウ】 shipping, transport by sea
  • サバニ帆漕 【サバニハンソウ】 sabani sailing and paddling regatta (Okinawa)

Kun reading compounds

  • 漕ぐ 【こぐ】 to row, to paddle, to scull, to pull (the oars), to pedal (a bicycle, etc.), to swing (on a swing), to work (a hand pump), to push through (a thicket, deep snow, etc.)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
cao2
Korean:
jo

Spanish

  • remo
  • pala
  • paleta
  • remar
  • pedalear
  • transportar en barco

Portuguese

French

  • ramer
  • pagayer
2681 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
864 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
638 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1183 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
18131 Morohashi
3306 New Nelson (John Haig)
1175 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1259 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3a11.7 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-11 SKIP code
3516.6 Four corner code
1-33-70 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6f15 Unicode hex code