りょく
Meanings
Suffix
1. strength; power; proficiency; ability
Pitch accent
りょ
Used in vocabulary (271 in total)
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
power; might; authority; influence
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
violence; mayhem
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
power; motive power; dynamic force; three-phase electricity
ability; faculty
(political) power; authority; influence
willpower; energy; vitality
courage; nerve; grit
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
pulling power
vitality; (one's) life force
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
magical power; mystical force
elasticity; flexibility
spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare
resultant force; assistance; help; donation; alms
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
offensive ability
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains
centrifugal force
ability to think
stress (e.g. on a mechanical part); tension
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
spiritual power
influence; clout; leverage
vitality; energy; dynamism
military force; military strength
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
(power of) resistance
tolerance; broad-mindedness
atomic energy; nuclear power
adhesive power; viscosity
repellent force; resiliency; elasticity
batting power
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
armed might; military power; the sword; force
physical strength; muscle strength
assistance; support
memory; ability to remember
motive power; driving force
woman's level of motivation in fashion, makeup, taste in clothes, etc.; femininity
acting ability; talent as a performer
high power; high power output; explosiveness; explosive power; instantaneous force
economic strength
the force (in Star Wars)
reproductive (procreative) power; fertility
little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do
willpower
vitality; ability to earn a living
scientific capability; scientific ability (e.g. of a student); scientific strength (e.g. of a country); level of technological development
wind power; force (level on the Beaufort wind speed scale)
resourcefulness; social grace; confidence; life experience
creative power; creativity
hydraulic power; water power
force(s) of nature
strength of the brush stroke; power of the pen; ability to write
energy; vitality
counterforce; reaction
drag; fluid resistance
credibility; probative value; power of evidence on a judge's mind
powerful; strong
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
fighting strength
heating power; thermal power; firepower
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
main force; chief object; mainline
emotional strength; force of will
(power of) imagination
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
judgment; judgement; discernment
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
force field
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
financial power; financial means; wealth
divine power; sacred power; mysterious power
leg strength; walking ability; running ability
labor; labour; manpower; working force
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
energy; vigor; vigour; vitality
power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience
insight; power of observation
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
compelling force; legal force
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
propulsive power; driving force
stamina; tenacity
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
psychic power
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
one's own effort
lethality; killing effectiveness
total energy; all efforts
powers of observation
attentiveness
fortitude; perseverance; stoicism; patience
communication ability
controlling power
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
explosive power
leadership; generalship
centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power
power of expression; expressiveness; expressive power
(the extent of) one's vocabulary
political strength
expressive power; inventiveness; creative power
ability to get things done
immune strength; immunity
financial muscle; economic clout
desperate effort
defense capability (defence)
deductive powers; reasoning capability; reasoning skill
organizational capability; organisational capability
adaptability; capacity to adapt; ability to adjust
full capacity; all one's ability
leadership skill; leadership ability
unity; solidarity
drawing ability; skill at art
jumping ability; jumping power
infectious capacity
binding force
one's skill as a singer
adaptability; ability to apply knowledge to new situations; practical skills
external force
internal stress
bargaining ability; bargaining power; ability to negotiate
tension; tensile strength
language learning ability; foreign language skills; linguistic ability
reading comprehension; ability to read and understand
ability to attract customers
natural healing power; self-healing power; spontaneous cure
means; resources; wealth
running ability
will; will-power
righting moment; restoring force; stability
command of English; proficiency in English; knowledge of English
incompetence; inability; disability; incapacity
writing ability
public power; governmental authority
perceptivity; perceptual ability
adaptability; capacity for adaptation
monetary power
competitiveness; competitive edge; competitive power
frictional force
brain power
buying power; purchasing power
capital strength (of an enterprise)
clairvoyant powers
ability to make plans; planning ability
(pitcher's) control
carrying power; transportation (carrying) capacity
power of conception; conceptual ability
sales skills; marketing power; sales strength; sales expertise
memorization power; ability to remember; (good) memory
electromagnetic force
component of force
appeal (e.g. of an advertisement)
ability to ignore bad things happening to one; power to not get upset or worked up (by ignoring something)
supernatural things; unnatural phenomena; spirits and demons
(power of) imagination
intermolecular forces
strength of one's back
electromagnetic force
re-entering (data); re-typing
Coulomb force
tidal force; tidal power
cruising capacity
international competitiveness; global competitiveness
creative power; genius; creative originality
power of description; descriptive powers; ability to describe
digestive capacity; digestive power; digestive strength
critical power; critical ability
communicativity; ability to convey one's opinion, message, etc.; power to make oneself understood
reading ability
national manpower
creative powers
conversational ability; speaking ability
ability; talent
nuclear force
physical labor; physical labour; physical work; forced labor imposed by the government (e.g. under the ritsuryo system)
water retention potential; water-retaining capacity; water holding capacity
ball-keeping ability; ability at keeping possession; (hair) holding power (hairdressing product)
capacity; accommodation
capacity to resist pressure
labor saving; reduction of labor
economic power; economic strength
driving power
sterilizing properties; germicidal properties; bactericidal power
pitching strength (of a team)
chewing power; chewing strength; bite strength; masticatory strength; strength of mastication
nuclear deterrent force
bond strength; adhesive strength; adhesive force
driving power
magnetic force; magnetism
solubility; solvent power
electromotive force
couple (of forces)
bearing capacity
ability to discriminate or discern; (powers of) discrimination or discernment
educational capability; education skills; educational power
motive power; impetus
statistical power; power
buoyancy; flotage; floatage
small hydropower; micro hydro
resolving power (of a lens)
resultant force
fire resistant
wave power; wave force
load-bearing wall; bearing wall
load-bearing wall; bearing wall
manpower supplied by designated adult men to government officials, or tax in lieu (ritsuryo system)
strength of the voice
fertility
potential power
grey power; gray power
peace collaboration
financial strength ratings
listening comprehension
comparison of strength; contest of strength; sumo
surge resistance
not in the work force
servo; booster
business competitiveness; corporate competitiveness
power of finality (of a legal decision, e.g. when a case is dismissed with prejudice)
Google-fu; search engine skills
welding pressure
tax-bearing capacity; ability to pay taxes
electrostatic force; Coulomb force
airborne wind power generation; kite power generation
Examples (3 in total)
Mechanical power took the place of manual labor.
My ability to improve has been admired everywhere.
During his year of study abroad, Tom's French improved rapidly.