| Kanji | 勢 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | セイ、ゼイ |
| Kunyomi | いきお.い、はずみ |
| Nanori | せ |
| English | forces, energy, military strength |
| Examples | 姿勢(しせい): attitude; posture; stance; approach; carriage (of the body) 情勢(じょうせい): state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances 勢力(せいりょく): influence; power; might; strength; potency; force; energy 勢い(いきおい): (1) force; vigor; vigour; energy; spirit; life (2) influence; authority; power; might (3) impetus; momentum; course (of events) (4) naturally; necessarily 態勢(たいせい): attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness 大勢(おおぜい): many; crowd; great number of people 優勢(ゆうせい): superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance 形勢(けいせい): condition; situation; prospects |
| JLPT Level | 2 |
| Jouyou Grade | 5 |
| Frequency | 260 |
| Components | 土: soil; earth; ground; Turkey 八: eight; eight radical (no. 12) 土: soil; earth; ground; Turkey 丸: round; full (month); perfection; -ship; pills; make round; roll up; curl up; seduce; explain away 力: power; strength; strong; strain; bear up; exert |
| Number of Strokes | 13 |
| Kanji Radical | 力 |
| Radical Number | 19 |
| Radical Strokes | 2 |
| Radical Reading | ちから・りきづくり |
| Traditional Form | (none) |
| Classification | 会意 Compound Ideographic |
| Keyword | forces |
| Koohii Story 1 | What power makes rice seedlings in the ground grow into well rounded plants? The forces of nature. |
| Koohii Story 2 | The forces of nature need to be just right for the rice seedlings in the ground to become fat and strong. |
Tags: jlpt.n2, grade5, kanjifreq251-500
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