力 — power, strength, effort
ちから
力
power
ちから
U+529B
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #62
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #858
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Radical #19
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Meanings
- power
- strength
- effort
Readings
- On'yomi
- りょく ryoku りき riki
- Kun'yomi
- ちから chikara
word
ちから ・ぢから chikara Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
りょく ryoku On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
りき riki On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Words by frequency and grade
87 wordsEach dot is a word containing 力: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 42 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.
Appears in idioms
Components
Atomic component This kanji has no further breakdown — it's a primitive building block used to compose others.