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力

Kanji · JLPT N4 · Body and health

力 Power, Strength, Strong, Strain, Bear Up, Exert

On'yomi Chinese-derived reading

りょく、りき、りい

Mostly used when 力 combines with other kanji in compound words.

Kun'yomi native Japanese reading

ちから

Mostly used when 力 stands alone.

Strokes
2
JLPT
N4
Taught in
Primary year 1
Frequency
#62

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Kanji readings, meanings and frequency from KANJIDIC2, © Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, used under CC BY-SA 4.0. JLPT levels from Jonathan Waller's JLPT resources (CC BY).