# 力 strong

刀 (sword)
★★★★★
2 strokes
PK PN SYMBOLIC

## Onyomi

RYOKU | My REOCCURING dream is so strong, I wake up screaming. With a boner.

## Mnemonic

| 力 is basically like sword 〔刀), but the vertical line goes UP OVER THE TOP, making a kind of little 'head'. So, here's how to tell sword apart from strong: "I got the STRENGTH to lift the sword UP OVER MY HEAD ."

## Kunyomi

ちから | strength, power, force ★★★★★

## Jukugo

暴力(ぼうりょく) | violence ★★★★☆ 暴 (rampage) + 力 (strong) = 暴力 (violence) violence of person against person.
努力(どりょく) | really grueling effort ★★★★☆ 努 (make an effort) + 力 (strong) = 努力 (really grueling effort)
協力(きょうりょく) | cooperation ★★★☆☆ 協 (cooperate) + 力 (strong) = 協力 (cooperation)
暴力団(ぼうりょくだん) | the official term for Yakuza. ★★☆☆☆ NP 暴力 (violence) + 団 (group) = 暴力団 (the official term for Yakuza. )

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
刀 | sword | NO HEAD |
力 | strong | HEAD |
九 | the number 9 | HOOK ON BOTTOM |

"I got the STRENGTH to lift the sword UP OVER MY HEAD ."
She hung suspended from 9 HOOKS in her back.

## Used In

- 加
- 協
- 脅
- 努
- 男
- 九
- 劣
- 幼
- 筋
- 助
- 勢
- 務
- 募
- 勤
- 労
- 勘
- 勧
- 勉
- 功
- 励
- 効
- 動
- 勝

## Synonyms

capability, talent 性能 才能 能力
data entry 入力 記入 登録
glamorous, charming 魅力 魅惑
gravity 引力 重力
power, authority 勢い 力 権力 威力 政権 権利 権威
to do your best, to try your hardest 一生懸命 努力 必死 奮闘
unite 合わせる 力を合わせる 併せる 結束
violence 乱暴 暴力