power, strength, strong, strain, bear up, exert
力 centers on the capacity to do or endure: physical power, strength, or the effort of exerting oneself. The ideas of strain and bearing up are natural extensions of applying force.
力 is a pictograph of a muscular arm or a plow, symbolizing physical strength and effort.
The shape resembles a strong arm bending to lift something heavy: 力 is power and strength.
For リョク, imagine a strong person lifting a heavy rock: rock -> リョク, and the effort shows their power.
force; strength; might; vigour; vigor; energy
strength; power; proficiency; ability
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
ability; faculty
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
input; (data) entry; typing
violence; mayhem
electric power
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
powerful; strong
(political) power; authority; influence
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force; energy
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
physical strength; power; stamina; endurance; vigor; resistance to disease
pressure
(real) ability; true strength; merit; efficiency; competency
atomic energy; nuclear power
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
heating power; thermal power
war potential; military strength; fighting power
influential; prominent; leading
power; might; authority; influence
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal; strength; punch; edge; vigor
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
powerful; strong; forceful; vigorous
one's own strength; one's own efforts
main force; main strength
bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
armed might; military power; the sword; force
willpower; energy; vitality
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
horsepower; hp
sumo wrestler; rikishi
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
power; motive power
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
energy; vigor; vigour; vitality
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
mechanics; dynamics
physical strength; muscle strength
wind power
motive power; driving force
vitality; energy; dynamism
ability; capacity; capability; talent
assistance; support
elasticity; flexibility
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
total energy; all efforts
national power
hydraulic power; water power
grip (of hand); grip strength
strength in one's arms; physical strength; muscular strength
remaining strength; surplus energy; reserve power
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; outstanding work
emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)
attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull
muscleman; strong man
hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength
full speed
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
help; assistance; service
centripetal force
willpower; faith
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to try (too) hard; to draw one's body taut
rickshaw; jinrikisha
speed
labor saving; reduction of labor
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
emphasis; stress; main point; importance
resultant force
pitching with all one's strength
test of one's strength; test of one's ability
batting power
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
creative power; creativity
labor; labour; manpower; working force
tolerance; broad-mindedness
ready fire-power; battle-ready forces; immediate asset (to a team or firm); someone who can be an immediately effective player or worker
Japan International Cooperation Agency (1974); JICA
use of force
influence; clout; leverage
(power of) imagination
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse
political strength
influential person; man of importance
acting ability; talent as a performer
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
vitality; (one's) life force
competitiveness; competitive edge; competitive power
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
buying power; purchasing power
centrifugal force
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
charming; fascinating; attractive