勢力 (seiryoku)
勢力 (せいりょく, seiryoku) is a Japanese noun meaning “influence; power”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- せいりょく
- Romaji
- seiryoku
- Word class
- Noun
- Level
- JLPT N1 (unofficial)
Meaning
- influence; power; might; strength; potency · noun
- influence (of stones) · noun
Example sentences
地球側の圧政に苦しむコロニーの人々の中で、テロによる現状打破を目論む勢力が誕生。
Among the people of the colonies suffering under Earth's tyranny a force emerges intending to overthrow the status quo through terrorism.
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Kanji in 勢力
勢
forces, energy, military strengthセイ・ゼイ・いきお.い・はずみ · 13 strokes力
power, strength, strongリョク・リキ・ちから · 2 strokesRelated words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 勢力.
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態勢たいせいattitude優勢ゆうせいsuperiority力ちからforce実力じつりょく(real) ability協力きょうりょくcooperation強力きょうりょくpowerful魅力みりょくcharm努力どりょくeffort能力のうりょくability
Source: JMdict entry 1375150 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.