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勢力 (せいりょく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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は
国こっ
会かい
で
勢せい
力りょく
を
伸の
ばし
て
いる
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The political party is expanding its influence in the Diet.
Emerging forces are changing the market.
Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 に 勢せい 力りょく を 拡かく 大だい する to expand one's power/influence into a place
The company is expanding its influence into the Asian market.
勢せい 力りょく を 伸の ばす to extend one's power or influence
The new political party is rapidly extending its influence.
勢せい 力りょく が 衰おとろ える for one's power or influence to decline
The empire's power gradually declined.
〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 で 勢せい 力りょく を 誇ほこ る to boast great power/influence in a place
It is the organization that boasts the greatest power in this region.
二に 大だい 勢せい 力りょく the two major powers/factions
The election became a contest between the two major powers.
Kanji 勢 forces, energy, military strength Related words· 7 権力 refers specifically to authority or power to control others (esp. political), while 勢力 is broader, covering the general strength or momentum of a group or movement.
影響力 focuses on the ability to sway others' opinions or actions, whereas 勢力 emphasizes the overall strength or scale of a group's power.
力 is a general word for strength or force of any kind, while 勢力 specifically denotes the collective power or influence of a group, party, or nation.
勢力 is a general term for the influence or power of any group, while 党勢 specifically refers to the strength or momentum of a political party.
Show 3 more 勢力 refers to concrete, organized power or influence (of a group, nation, etc.), while 勢い is broader and can also mean physical force or momentum.
勢力 emphasizes the power or influence a group wields, whereas 陣営 emphasizes the group's identity as one side of a divide.
フォース is a neutral loanword for force, whereas 勢力 specifically means the power or influence held by a group or faction, not a physical force.
Don't confuse with 精力 (same pronunciation, different kanji) means vigor or vitality, especially physical energy, while 勢力 means the power or influence of a group.
外勢 is a Go-specific term for outward-facing influence of a stone group, while 勢力 is the general term for influence that also applies outside Go.
Etymology Compound of 勢 (sei, 'force, energy') and 力 (ryoku, 'power, strength'). The combination has been used since classical Chinese to denote influence and military strength.
勢せい 力りょく 家か
influential person; person of power
Show 5 more under the influence of
evenly matched in power; closely contested
relative strength of political parties; distribution of parliamentary seats
within the sphere of influence
balance of power
