Jisho

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13 strokes
Radical:
power, force
Parts:
forces, energy, military strength
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
260 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 勢 【セイ】 energy, military strength
  • 勢力 【セイリョク】 influence, power, might, strength, potency, force, energy
  • 国勢 【コクセイ】 state of a country (population, resources, etc.), condition of a country, strength of a country
  • 党勢 【トウセイ】 strength of a party
  • 勢 【ゼイ】 group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
  • 同勢 【ドウゼイ】 party, company
  • 猛勢 【モウセイ】 great strength, courageous army, valiant troops

Kun reading compounds

  • 勢い 【いきおい】 force, vigor, vigour, energy, spirit, life, influence, authority, power, might, impetus, momentum, course (of events), naturally, necessarily
  • 勢い余る 【いきおいあまる】 to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.), to get carried away, to go overboard, to overdo (something)
  • 弾み 【はずみ】 bounce, spring, rebound, momentum, impetus, impulse, stimulus, inertia, moment, instant, impulse, chance
  • 弾車 【はずみぐるま】 flywheel

Readings

Japanese names:
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
shi4
Korean:
se

Spanish

  • fuerza
  • poder
  • influencia
  • vigor

Portuguese

  • forças
  • energia
  • vigor militar

French

  • vigueur
  • forces
  • énergie
  • puissance militaire
441 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
747 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
518 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
365 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
735 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
299 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
375 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2039 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
646 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
656 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
865 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
227 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3542 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1829 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2487 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1529 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
2422 Morohashi
2857 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
558 New Nelson (John Haig)
1515 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1633 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
293 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
779 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1445 2001 Kanji
2g11.6 The Kanji Dictionary
2-11-2 SKIP code
4442.7 Four corner code
4542.7 Four corner code
1-32-10 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
52e2 Unicode hex code

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

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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

7 strokes
Radical:
earth
Parts:
level, average
Kun:
なら.す
On:
キン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
715 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 均衡 【キンコウ】 equilibrium, balance
  • 均一 【キンイツ】 uniformity, equality
  • 100均 【ヒャッキン】 hundred-yen store, 100 yen shop
  • 移動平均 【イドウヘイキン】 moving average

Kun reading compounds

  • 均す 【ならす】 to make even, to make smooth, to make level, to flatten, to average

Readings

Japanese names:
ひとし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jun1, yun4
Korean:
gyun

Spanish

  • nivel
  • promedio

Portuguese

  • nível
  • média

French

  • nivelé
  • égalisé
  • moyenne
590 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
681 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
653 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
806 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1065 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
869 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
429 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
387 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
805 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
820 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1014 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
368 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
276 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
173 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
207 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
162 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
4916 Morohashi
235 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
988 New Nelson (John Haig)
160 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
172 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
666 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1452 2001 Kanji
3b4.8 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-4 SKIP code
4712.0 Four corner code
1-22-49 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5747 Unicode hex code

16 strokes
Radical:
go, do
Parts:
equilibrium, measuring rod, scale
On:
コウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1847 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 衡器 【コウキ】 scale, balance, weighing machine
  • 衡平 【コウヘイ】 balance, equity
  • 拡大均衡 【カクダイキンコウ】 an expanded or expanding equilibrium
  • 合従連衡 【ガッショウレンコウ】 alliance (of the Six Kingdoms against the Qin dynasty, and of individual Kingdoms with the Qin dynasty), (tactic of) making and breaking alliances (to benefit oneself as the occasion demands), resorting to alliances as a diplomatic expedient

Readings

Japanese names:
ひら
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
heng2
Korean:
hyeong

Spanish

  • balanza
  • escala
  • peso

Portuguese

  • equilíbrio
  • vara de medição
  • escala

French

  • équilibre
  • balance
1267 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1694 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1641 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1358 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1724 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2450 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1585 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1692 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1449 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1618 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
939 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
527 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
687 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
900 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
34078 Morohashi
761 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1775 New Nelson (John Haig)
891 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
957 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1828 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2053 2001 Kanji
3i13.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-13 SKIP code
2143.0 Four corner code
1-25-53 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8861 Unicode hex code