力【ちから】
Frequency rank: 130.
- 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; assistancesee also 力になる
- stress; emphasis
- means; resources
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Forms
- 力【ちから】Frequency rank: 130.
- ちからFrequency rank: 32,221. – 32,504.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- 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
This meaning refers to physical force or energy exerted to perform a task or overcome a resistance.
I opened the door with force.
This meaning refers to one's capacity or ability to do something.
She has the ability to manage the organization.
This meaning refers to the effectiveness or power of something to produce a desired result.
This meaning refers to the effort or exertion put into achieving a goal.
He put effort into his studies.
This meaning refers to the ability to control or influence others or a situation.
This meaning refers to providing assistance or support to someone in need.
I was helped by the support of my friends.
This meaning refers to putting emphasis or stress on a particular point.
This meaning refers to the means or resources available to achieve a certain goal.
Generated collocations (experimental)
ちからをつける力をつけるto gain strengthちからをいれる力を入れるto put effort intoちから力があるto have strengthちからをかす力を貸すto lend supportちから力をはっき発揮するto demonstrate one's strengthちからをあわせる力を合わせるto join forcesちからぶそく力不足lack of power or abilityちからまかせ力任せusing brute forceちから力のかぎり限りto the best of one's abilityせいしんてき精神的なちから力mental strengthじぶんのちから自分の力one's own strengthちからづよい力強いpowerfulちから力でかいけつ解決するto solve by forceちからをつくす力を尽くすto do one's utmostりきがく力学mechanics (as in physics)いきるちから生きる力the strength to live
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
- かてごりカテゴリきごう:でんじきがく電磁気学たのもの他のものにはたらきかけ働きかけうんどう運動やていし停止、へんけい変形などのへんか変化をしょうじさせる生じさせるさよう作用..
- ものをはこんだり運んだりもちあげたり持ち上げたりするからだ身体ののうりょく能力..
- あるものごと物事をするはたらき働き..こうどうりょく行動力..けんりょく権力..
- ろうりょく労力..じんりょく尽力..
- きりょく気力..はくりょく迫力..たいりょく体力..
- じつりょく実力..のうりょく能力..
- ちからをかす力を貸す
- ちからになる力になる
- ちから力にする
- ちから力にあまる余る
- ちから力のかぎり限り
- ちからをあわせる力を合わせる
- ちからをこめる力を込める
- ちからをつくす力を尽くす
- ちから力をうる得る
- ちからをいれる力を入れる
- ちから力をおとす落す
- ちから力およば及ばず
Example sentences
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I don't know if he has any special powers or not, but he's probably stronger than a normal human.
Certainly there are downsides to leadership by coercion and force.
What I looked up to in Shota was not his 'strength'. It was his heroic courage to put his life on the line to carry out his convictions.
This is not to say that Mr. Tanaka did it all on his own.
If we unite our efforts, we will be able to finish this.
Wind energy has been used to some extent in many countries.
She is looking for a job where she can make use of her foreign language ability.