► 成句
力 [(2)ちから] [力を落とす] meaning: disappoint rank: 3
☆ そんなに力を落とさないで ⇨ Don’t be so disappointed, discouraged (☛ Literally “drop one’s energy”)
► 名詞
力 [(2)ちから] meaning: ability rank: 1
☆ 一生懸命勉強したので日本語の力が付いて来た ⇨ I’ve studied hard and my Japanese has really improved
☆ 彼には指導者としての力が無い ⇨ He lacks the ability as a leader
☆ 若いチームは経験を積んで力を付けて来た ⇨ The young team has gained strength through experience
力 [(2)ちから] [力が入る] meaning: effort rank: 1
☆ 自分の子供が参加しているので試合の応援に力が入った (ちからがはいる) ⇨ I cheered even harder because my kid was playing in the game
力 [(2)ちから] [力を入れる] meaning: effort rank: 1
☆ 国全体としてもっと教育に力を入れるべきだ ⇨ We need to put more efforts into education as a whole country
力 [(2)ちから] [力を合わせる] meaning: effort rank: 1
☆ 夫婦で力を合わせて生きてきた ⇨ We, husband and wife, have lived together joining forces, working together, helping each other
力 [(2)ちから] meaning: force rank: 1
☆ この一点に全ての力が集中している ⇨ All the forces are converging at this one point
力 [(2)ちから] [力を入れる] meaning: force rank: 1
☆ もっと力を入れて押してよ ⇨ You have to push with more force
☆ 力を入れ過ぎると壊れるよ ⇨ You will break it if you put too much force
力 [(2)ちから] meaning: power rank: 1
☆ 彼は国の全ての力を握っている ⇨ He has all the power of the country in his hands
力 [(2)ちから] [力を抜く] meaning: relax rank: 1
☆ もっと筆を握る手の力を抜いて ⇨ You should relax your brush-holding hand
力 [(2)ちから] meaning: strength rank: 1
☆ 彼は力が強い ⇨ He is physically strong
力 [(2)ちから] [力が入る] meaning: tense rank: 1
☆ 君、（肩に）力が入り過ぎだよ。もっと力を抜いて (ちからがはいる) ⇨ You are too tense. You have to relax
► 接尾辞
力 [りょく] meaning: ability rank: 2
☆ うちの親は理解力がある ⇨ My parents have ability to understand. They are understanding
☆ 子供の想像力には驚かされる ⇨ I am surprised by children’s ability to imagine
☆ 彼は口ばっかりで行動力が無い ⇨ He is all talk and has no ability to act
力 [りょく] meaning: strength rank: 2
☆ このチームは守備力に劣る ⇨ This team lacks in defence
☆ このチームは総合力で勝る ⇨ The team is superior with their overall strength
☆ 筋力トレーニング ⇨ Muscle strength training
More examples:
- 我々は圧力には屈しない ⇨ We won’t succumb to the pressure
- 彼女は金メダルの有力候補だ ⇨ She is a strong candidate, favorite, to win the gold medal
- 薬の効力 ⇨ The efficacy, potency, of a medication
- 政界の有力者 ⇨ A powerful person in the political world
- 権力と戦うのに一人では非力過ぎる ⇨ It is powerless to fight alone against the authority
- 彼は暴力団の親分に伸し上がった ⇨ He shot through the ranks became the boss of the mafia
- 暴力団が飲食店等から恐喝していた ⇨ The mafia was extorting money from restaurants and others
- 彼は権力に楯突いた ⇨ He rebelled against the authority
- 彼は会社の再建に全力を傾けた ⇨ He directed his entire effort into rebuilding the company
- 全ての努力は無駄になった ⇨ All the efforts have been wasted, gone down the drain
- 長年の努力が実った ⇨ Years of hard work have borne fruit
- あいつの実力は半端じゃない ⇨ His ability is extraordinary
- 彼の実力は頭抜けている ⇨ His ability is head and shoulder above the rest
- 新しい物を創る力 ⇨ An ability to create something new
- 力強い造形 ⇨ A powerful, muscular, shape