精せい力りょく

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

noun

energy; vigor; vitality

Refers to physical or mental energy, drive, or stamina. Often used in contexts of work, activity, or personal capacity.

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Related words· 7

活かつ力りょくN2

活力 emphasizes lively, active power in general, while 精力 stresses focused stamina or drive, often toward a specific task or effort.

元げん気きN5

元気 is the everyday word for being well and lively, whereas 精力 is more formal and often implies concentrated capacity or stamina.

気き力りょくN1

気力 focuses on mental willpower or drive to keep going, while 精力 covers both physical and mental energy more broadly.

体たい力りょくN2

体力 refers strictly to physical strength and endurance, while 精力 can include mental as well as physical vitality.

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スタミナ
精力 emphasizes vigor or vitality (sometimes with a sexual connotation), while スタミナ focuses on lasting endurance during exertion.
バイタリティ
精力 focuses on vigorous physical or sexual energy, while バイタリティ more broadly covers overall liveliness and resilience of character.
エネルギーN3
精力 emphasizes stamina or drive (often physical/sexual vigor), while エネルギー is a more general, neutral term for vitality.

Don't confuse with

勢せい力りょくN1

精力 (vitality, energy) and 勢力 (power, influence, a force such as a political or military group) are pronounced identically but refer to completely different concepts.

性せい欲よく

精力 refers broadly to physical or mental vitality, while 性欲 specifically means sexual desire (libido); the two sound similar and are easily mixed up.

気き力りょくN1

精力 usually refers to physical vigor or stamina (often with connotations of sexual energy), while 気力 refers to mental willpower or drive.

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