勢 — 13 strokes ／ Radical「力」
道6Elementary year 5 ／ 13 strokes ／ Radical「力」
- On
- セイせい · sei
- Kun
- いきお(い)ikio(i)
- Meaning
- force; momentum; vigour
Stroke order
Origin
埶 "to plant" plus 力 "strength"; the force with which plants shoot up — hence "momentum, vigour."
Readings and examples
| Onセイせいsei | 勢力せいりょく優勢ゆうせい情勢じょうせい |
|---|---|
| Kunいきおいikioi | 勢いいきおい |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 勢力せいりょく
power; influence
- 大勢おおぜい
a large number of people
- 姿勢しせい
- 伊勢いせ
- 勢揃いせいぞろい
- 趨勢すうせい
Example
大勢の人が広場に集まった。
A great many people gathered in the square.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)