Jisho

×

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

16 strokes
Radical:
leaf
Parts:
trust, request
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
708 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 頼信紙 【ライシンシ】 telegram form, telegram blank
  • 無頼 【ブライ】 villainous, rascally, knavish, independent, self-reliant
  • 市井無頼 【シセイブライ】 urban villain, street hoodlum

Kun reading compounds

  • 頼む 【たのむ】 to request, to beg, to ask, to call, to order, to reserve, to entrust to, to rely on, please, please do
  • 頼むから 【たのむから】 please!, I'm asking you, for heaven's sake
  • 頼もしい 【たのもしい】 reliable, dependable, trustworthy, reassuring, hopeful, promising
  • 頼る 【たよる】 to rely on, to depend on, to count on, to turn to (for help)

Readings

Japanese names:
よち、 より
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
lai4
Korean:
roe

Spanish

  • solicitud
  • petición
  • solicitar
  • pedir
  • de confianza
  • confiar en
  • depender de

Portuguese

  • confiança
  • solicitação

French

  • confiance
  • demande
1889 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
706 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5129 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1172 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1009 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2506 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1512 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1613 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
572 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1890 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2041 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1075 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1458 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1681 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
43529P Morohashi
1615 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6635 New Nelson (John Haig)
1665 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1794 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1864 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1561 2001 Kanji
9a7.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-7-9 SKIP code
5198.6 Four corner code
1-45-74 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
983c Unicode hex code