Search Kanji for radical: 力

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power

Meaning: power; strength; strong; strain; bear up; exert
Kun-yomi: ちから
On-yomi: リョク/リキ/リイ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: つよ.い
On-yomi: アツ/エチ

achievement

Meaning: achievement; merits; success; honor; credit
Kun-yomi: いさお
On-yomi: コウ/ク

add

Meaning: add; addition; increase; join; include; Canada
Kun-yomi: くわ.える/くわ.わる
On-yomi:

strong

Meaning: strong
Kun-yomi: ちから
On-yomi: キン/コン/ロク

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: つよ.い
On-yomi: コウ/キョウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: にわか/ととの.う
On-yomi: キョウ/リョウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: かた.い
On-yomi:

inferiority

Meaning: inferiority; be inferior to; be worse
Kun-yomi: おと.る
On-yomi: レツ

help

Meaning: help; rescue; assist
Kun-yomi: たす.ける/たす.かる/す.ける/すけ
On-yomi: ジョ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: つよ.い
On-yomi: ショ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: つと.める
On-yomi: バク/マク

encourage

Meaning: encourage; be diligent; inspire
Kun-yomi: はげ.む/はげ.ます
On-yomi: レイ

become tired

Meaning: become tired; work busily
Kun-yomi: つか.れる
On-yomi:

recommend

Meaning: recommend; work hard; beautiful
Kun-yomi: つと.める
On-yomi: ショウ

labor

Meaning: labor; thank for; reward for; toil; trouble
Kun-yomi: ろう.する/いたわ.る/いた.ずき/ねぎら/つか.れる/ねぎら.う
On-yomi: ロウ

threat

Meaning: threat; long ages
Kun-yomi: おびや.かす
On-yomi: コウ/ゴウ/キョウ

toil

Meaning: toil; diligent; as much as possible
Kun-yomi: つと.める
On-yomi:

censure

Meaning: censure; criminal investigation
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ガイ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: つと.める
On-yomi: コウ/ク

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: すす.める
On-yomi: ヨウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: せま.る
On-yomi: アイ/ア

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: すすめはげ.ます
On-yomi: ボウ/ム

flurried

Meaning: flurried; be in flurry; zealous
Kun-yomi: あわ.てる
On-yomi: キョウ/コウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: か.る
On-yomi: レツ/レチ

merit

Meaning: merit; efficacy; efficiency; benefit
Kun-yomi: き.く/ききめ/なら.う
On-yomi: コウ

be careful

Meaning: be careful; hard; strive
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: カツ/ケチ

become fatigued

Meaning: become fatigued; stop
Kun-yomi: てがた/わりふ
On-yomi: ケン

suddenness

Meaning: suddenness; rise
Kun-yomi: おこ.る/にわかに
On-yomi: ボツ/ホツ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: つと.める/かつ
On-yomi: コク

active

Meaning: active; clever; prompt witty; smart; earnest; diligent; to hasten
Kun-yomi: さとい
On-yomi: ビン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: つよ.い
On-yomi: ロウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: いさ.む
On-yomi: ヨウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi:

strong

Meaning: strong
Kun-yomi: つよ.い
On-yomi: ケイ

imperial order

Meaning: imperial order
Kun-yomi: いまし.める/みことのり
On-yomi: チョク

courage

Meaning: courage; cheer up; be in high spirits; bravery; heroism
Kun-yomi: いさ.む
On-yomi: ユウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ベン

to labor

Meaning: to labor; tired
Kun-yomi: つと.める/う.む
On-yomi: ケン/カン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: つと.める
On-yomi: ホウ/ブ

reward

Meaning: reward
Kun-yomi: いたわ.る/ただ.す/おさ.める
On-yomi: ライ/チャク/チキ

imperial degree

Meaning: imperial degree; daoist magic
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: バウ

strong

Meaning: strong; fierce
Kun-yomi: つよ.い
On-yomi: ケイ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi:

exertion

Meaning: exertion; endeavour; encourage; strive; make effort; diligent
Kun-yomi: つと.める
On-yomi: ベン

move

Meaning: move; motion; change; confusion; shift; shake
Kun-yomi: うご.く/うご.かす
On-yomi: ドウ

endeavor

Meaning: endeavor; make effort; urge
Kun-yomi: つと.める/すす.める
On-yomi: ベン/メン/ビン/ミン

enjoin

Meaning: enjoin; advise; preach to
Kun-yomi: つと.める
On-yomi: キャク/コク/ボウ/キョク

be diligent

Meaning: be diligent
Kun-yomi: つと.める
On-yomi: キョク/ボウ

task

Meaning: task; duties
Kun-yomi: つと.める
On-yomi:

intuition

Meaning: intuition; perception
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: カン

halter and bit

Meaning: halter and bit
Kun-yomi: くつわ
On-yomi: ロク

victory

Meaning: victory; win; prevail; excel
Kun-yomi: か.つ/-が.ち/まさ.る/すぐ.れる/かつ
On-yomi: ショウ

meritorious deed

Meaning: meritorious deed; merits; rank
Kun-yomi: いさお
On-yomi: クン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: つよ.い
On-yomi: オ/ヨウ

thank for

Meaning: thank for; reward for
Kun-yomi: ろう.する/いたわ.る/いた.ずき/ねぎら.う/つか.れる/ねぎら.い
On-yomi: ロウ

diligence

Meaning: diligence; become employed; serve
Kun-yomi: つと.める/-づと.め/つと.まる/いそ.しむ
On-yomi: キン/ゴン

recruit

Meaning: recruit; campaign; gather (contributions); enlist; grow violent
Kun-yomi: つの.る
On-yomi:

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: かす.める
On-yomi: ヒョウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: せま.る/つと.める
On-yomi: キョウ/ゴウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: ゆる.やか/うご.く
On-yomi: ヨウ/ショウ

merit

Meaning: merit; achievement
Kun-yomi: いさお/つむ.ぐ
On-yomi: セキ/シャク

destroy

Meaning: destroy; steal
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ソウ/ショウ

combine

Meaning: combine; join forces
Kun-yomi: あわ.せる
On-yomi: リク

persuade

Meaning: persuade; recommend; advise; encourage; offer
Kun-yomi: すす.める
On-yomi: カン/ケン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: つとまる/つとめる
On-yomi: キン/ゴン

forces

Meaning: forces; energy; military strength
Kun-yomi: いきお.い/はずみ
On-yomi: セイ/ゼイ

work hard

Meaning: work hard; belabored; toil
Kun-yomi: いたつき/つか.れる
On-yomi: エイ/イ/シ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: すす.む
On-yomi: キャク/ガク/キョウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: つと.める/すこ.やか
On-yomi: ケン

peaceful

Meaning: peaceful; harmonious
Kun-yomi: かな.う/あ.う
On-yomi: キョウ

put forth effort

Meaning: put forth effort; strive forward
Kun-yomi: つと.める
On-yomi: バイ/メ

meritorious deed

Meaning: meritorious deed; merit
Kun-yomi: いさお
On-yomi: クン

meritorious deed

Meaning: meritorious deed; merits; rank
Kun-yomi: いさお
On-yomi: クン

strive

Meaning: strive; encourage
Kun-yomi: はげ.む/はげ.ます
On-yomi: レイ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: たす.ける
On-yomi: リョ/ロ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: はな.つ/とりさ.る
On-yomi: ケツ/デチ/テツ

urgent

Meaning: urgent; in haste; hurriedly; help
Kun-yomi: はし.る
On-yomi: ジョウ/ニョウ

persuade

Meaning: persuade; recommend; advise; encourage; offer
Kun-yomi: すす.める
On-yomi: カン/ケン

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