Meaning

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

Readings

Radical

力 — power (Kangxi radical #19)

Components

A basic character — not built from smaller components.

Example sentences

• 学生達は英語の力を伸ばしている。The students are making good progress in English.
• 彼は才能がありながら努力しない。With all the talent he has, he never makes any effort.
• 君の努力はいずれ報われるだろう。Your effort will be rewarded in the long run.

Appears in

• 動 — Move
• 加 — Add
• 男 — Male
• 勢 — Forces
• 助 — Help
• 労 — Labor
• 効 — Merit
• 努 — Toil
• 募 — Recruit
• 勤 — Diligence
• 功 — Achievement
• 勉 — Exertion
• 勧 — Persuade
• 幼 — Infancy
• 励 — Encourage
• 勘 — Intuition
• 劣 — Inferiority
• 劾 — Censure
• 勅 — Imperial Order
• 勃 — Suddenness