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勢

Force
Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingセイ
Kun readingいきお.い
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 5Level 22

Meanings

  1. force
  2. forcesRtK
  3. energy
  4. military strength
  1. group (of people, competitors, companies, etc.)
  2. contingent
  3. camp
  4. team

Popular Usage

大勢勢い姿勢形勢

Radicals and components

Radical力power
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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mini-tractor · rice seedlings · soil (土) · dirt (土) · ground (土) · human legs (儿) · fat man · musashimaru · round · nine (九) · baseball · drop (丶) · power (力) · muscle (力) · arnold

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1633

Compound words

大勢おおぜい
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
勢いいきおい
force; vigor; vigour; energy; spirit
姿勢しせい
posture; pose; position; stance; carriage (of the body)
形勢けいせい
condition; situation; prospects
威勢いせい
power; might; authority; influence; spirits
気勢きせい
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour
攻勢こうせい
offensive (movement); aggression
国勢こくせい
state of a country (population, resources, etc.); condition of a country; strength of a country
情勢じょうせい
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
勢力せいりょく
influence; power; might; strength; potency
総勢そうぜい
all members; whole army
態勢たいせい
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
優勢ゆうせい
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
劣勢れっせい
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
党勢とうせい
strength of a party
実勢じっせい
actual; real; true
守勢しゅせい
(being on the) defensive
体勢たいせい
posture; position; stance
勢ぞろいせいぞろい
assembling (in full force); muster; lining up; gathering; getting together
国勢調査こくせいちょうさ
(national) census
運勢うんせい
fortune
加勢かせい
assistance
寡勢かぜい
small military force
火勢かせい
force of a fire

On Reading Examples

彼は大勢の新聞記者にとり囲まれた。おおぜい
He was surrounded by a crowd of pressmen.tatoeba
彼は他の大勢の人達と共に亡命した。おおぜい
Along with thousands of others, he fled the country.tatoeba
彼は国会の中に大勢の友人を持っている。おおぜい
He has numerous friends in the Diet.tatoeba
彼の葬式には大勢の人が参列した。おおぜい
A great many people attended his funeral.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は飛ぶ鳥を落とす勢いである。
He nods and shakes the spheres.tatoeba
暖炉には薪が足りず、早くも火勢が衰え始めている。
Without enough wood on the fire, the flames are already beginning to die down.tatoeba
彼は大勢の新聞記者にとり囲まれた。
He was surrounded by a crowd of pressmen.tatoeba
彼は他の大勢の人達と共に亡命した。
Along with thousands of others, he fled the country.tatoeba
叛乱軍の勢い強く、大宰府に退く。
The rebel army was strong, and he retreated to Dazaifu.wiki
勢いを増した帝方の諸将は京を包囲。
The robust warlords on the Emperor's side besieged Kyo.wiki

Stroke Order

13 strokes

Force, momentum. 埶 (holding a plant) + 力 (power) — the force of a growing plant. 勢い — momentum.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 勢

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