勢 – forces, energy, military strength

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The kanji 勢 means forces, energy, military strength. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is セイ、ゼイ (sei, zei); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is いきお.い、はずみ (ikioi, hazumi). It is written with 13 strokes, under radical 力 (no. 19).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	セイ	sei
On’yomi	ゼイ	zei
Kun’yomi	いきお.い	ikioi
Kun’yomi	はずみ	hazumi

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 力 (Kangxi radical 19). Components: 土・力・丶・儿・九.

Words using 勢

大勢おおぜいcrowd of people勢いいきおいforce姿勢しせいposture形勢けいせいcondition情勢じょうせいstate of things勢力せいりょくinfluence態勢たいせいattitude優勢ゆうせいsuperiority

Example sentences

そこには大勢の人がいた。

There was a large crowd there.

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あらしの勢いが弱まった。

The storm abated.

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勢いに流されているんですよ。

You are carried along with the slide.

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Kanji with the same radical

力動務加勝助労効努募勤功勉勧励勇

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