勢

Meaning

勢 centers on dynamic power and momentum: the force or energy that drives action, whether physical, social, or military. It captures the idea of a surge or impetus that pushes things forward.

• 姿勢しせい
  N3

  posture; pose; position; stance; carriage (of the body)

• 勢いいきおい
  N3

  force; vigor; vigour; energy; spirit; life

• 勢ぜい

  group (of people, competitors, companies, etc.); contingent; camp; team

• 勢力せいりょく
  N1

  influence; power; might; strength; potency; force; energy

• 大勢おおぜい
  N5

  crowd of people; great number of people

• 大勢たいせい
  N1

  general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)

• 情勢じょうせい
  N1

  state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances

• 態勢たいせい
  N1

  attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness

• 優勢ゆうせい
  N1

  superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance

• 体勢たいせい

  posture; position; stance

• 攻勢こうせい

  offensive (movement); aggression

• 総勢そうぜい

  all members; whole army

• 劣勢れっせい

  inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation

• 威勢いせい
  N1

  power; might; authority; influence

• 勢ぞろいせいぞろい

  assembling (in full force); muster; lining up; gathering; getting together

• 形勢けいせい
  N1

  condition; situation; prospects

• 国勢調査こくせいちょうさ

  (national) census

• 党勢とうせい

  strength of a party

• 実勢じっせい

  actual; real; true

• 気勢きせい

  fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor; spirit

• 国勢こくせい

  state of a country (population, resources, etc.); condition of a country; strength of a country

• 守勢しゅせい

  (being on the) defensive

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