► 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:
- 原子力潜水艦 ⇨ A nuclear submarine
- 彼はレースの後半のために力を温存していた ⇨ He was saving up his energy for the latter half of the race
- 我々が総力を結集して開発した新技術 ⇨ The new technology we developed focusing all our resources
- 長年の努力が結晶した作品 ⇨ The work in which hard work for many years crystalized
- 長年の努力が実った ⇨ Years of hard work have borne fruit
- 猛烈な加速力を持った車 ⇨ A car with ferocious acceleration
- 米国の軍事力は世界一だ ⇨ The military might of the US is the best in the world
- 彼は怪力の持ち主だ ⇨ He has superhuman strength
- 皆が力を合わせることが必要とされている ⇨ It is needed that everybody works together
- 核兵器の抑止力 ⇨
- 私は彼の迫力に圧倒されてしまった ⇨ I was overwhelmed by his intimidating presence
- プロスポーツは実力至上主義だ ⇨ In pro sports you are judged by your performance above all else. Pro sports are meritocracy.
- 彼女は両国間に文化交流の橋を架け渡すことに尽力した ⇨ She was devoted to build a bridge of cultural exchange between the two countries
- 強国間の力の均衡が崩れた ⇨ The power balance among the dominating nations have been tipped
- 豊かな想像力 ⇨ Rich imagination