りょく
Meanings
Suffix
1. strength; power; proficiency; ability
Kanji used
power
Pitch accent
りょ
Top 2200
Used in vocabulary (275 in total)
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
ability; faculty
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
power; might; authority; influence
powerful; strong
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
(political) power; authority; influence
violence; mayhem
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
willpower; energy; vitality
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
spiritual power
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
heating power; thermal power; firepower
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
influence; clout; leverage
vitality; (one's) life force
armed might; military power; the sword; force
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
magical power; mystical force
physical strength; muscle strength
assistance; support
main force; chief object; mainline
elasticity; flexibility
emotional strength; force of will
(power of) imagination
power; motive power; dynamic force; three-phase electricity
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
memory; ability to remember
spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare
judgment; judgement; discernment
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
vitality; energy; dynamism
wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains
force field
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
financial power; financial means; wealth
military force; military strength
divine power; sacred power; mysterious power; Shinriki (variety of rice)
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
motive power; driving force
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
woman's level of motivation in fashion, makeup, taste in clothes, etc.; femininity
power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
insight; power of observation
courage; nerve; grit
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
(power of) resistance
compelling force; legal force
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
acting ability; talent as a performer
propulsive power; driving force
high power; high power output; explosiveness; explosive power; instantaneous force
tolerance; broad-mindedness
the force (in Star Wars)
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
one's own effort
total energy; all efforts
lethality; killing effectiveness
powers of observation
fortitude; perseverance; stoicism; patience
communication ability
controlling power
little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
leadership; generalship
reproductive (procreative) power; fertility
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
vitality; ability to earn a living
desperate effort
scientific capability; scientific ability (e.g. of a student); scientific strength (e.g. of a country); level of technological development
ability to get things done
immune strength; immunity
financial muscle; economic clout
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
atomic energy; nuclear power
drawing ability; skill at art
jumping ability; jumping power
infectious capacity
wind power; force (level on the Beaufort wind speed scale)
one's skill as a singer
adaptability; ability to apply knowledge to new situations; practical skills
adhesive power; viscosity
external force
repellent force; resiliency; elasticity
internal stress
will; will-power
resourcefulness; social grace; confidence; life experience
resultant force; assistance; help; donation; alms
tension; tensile strength
bargaining ability; bargaining power; ability to negotiate
language learning ability; foreign language skills; linguistic ability
reading comprehension; ability to read and understand
creative power; creativity
ability to attract customers
incompetence; inability; disability; incapacity
monetary power
power; might; authority; influence
hydraulic power; water power
natural healing power; self-healing power; spontaneous cure
means; resources; wealth
running ability
command of English; proficiency in English; knowledge of English
righting moment; restoring force; stability
public power; governmental authority
perceptivity; perceptual ability
adaptability; capacity for adaptation
force(s) of nature
wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains
competitiveness; competitive edge; competitive power
strength of the brush stroke; power of the pen; ability to write
drag; fluid resistance
buying power; purchasing power
capital strength (of an enterprise)
manpower supplied by designated adult men to government officials, or tax in lieu (ritsuryo system)
clairvoyant powers
ability to make plans; planning ability
power of conception; conceptual ability
carrying power; transportation (carrying) capacity
sales skills; marketing power; sales strength; sales expertise
memorization power; ability to remember; (good) memory
electromagnetic force
stress (e.g. on a mechanical part); tension
component of force
counterforce; reaction
ability to ignore bad things happening to one; power to not get upset or worked up (by ignoring something)
appeal (e.g. of an advertisement)
(power of) imagination
supernatural things; unnatural phenomena; spirits and demons
electromagnetic force
strength of one's back
re-entering (data); re-typing
tidal force; tidal power
international competitiveness; global competitiveness
creative power; genius; creative originality
digestive capacity; digestive power; digestive strength
power of description; descriptive powers; ability to describe
critical power; critical ability
communicativity; ability to convey one's opinion, message, etc.; power to make oneself understood
batting power
national manpower
conversational ability; speaking ability
ability; talent
nuclear force
labor saving; reduction of labor
ball-keeping ability; ability at keeping possession; (hair) holding power (hairdressing product)
water retention potential; water-retaining capacity; water holding capacity
capacity; accommodation
capacity to resist pressure
physical labor; physical labour; physical work; forced labor imposed by the government (e.g. under the ritsuryo system)
economic power; economic strength
pitching strength (of a team)
sterilizing properties; germicidal properties; bactericidal power
chewing power; chewing strength; bite strength; masticatory strength; strength of mastication
magnetic force; magnetism
bond strength; adhesive strength; adhesive force
nuclear deterrent force
righting moment; restoring force; stability
solubility; solvent power
electromotive force
credibility; probative value; power of evidence on a judge's mind
bearing capacity
couple (of forces)
ability to discriminate or discern; (powers of) discrimination or discernment
educational capability; education skills; educational power
statistical power; power
motive power; impetus
small hydropower; micro hydro
buoyancy; flotage; floatage
resolving power (of a lens)
wave power; wave force
load-bearing wall; bearing wall
load-bearing wall; bearing wall
(the extent of) one's vocabulary
grey power; gray power
Google-fu; search engine skills
electrostatic force; Coulomb force
strength of the voice
power of finality (of a legal decision, e.g. when a case is dismissed with prejudice)
airborne wind power generation; kite power generation
comparison of strength; contest of strength; sumo
servo; booster
listening comprehension
tax-bearing capacity; ability to pay taxes
business competitiveness; corporate competitiveness
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.