パワー

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 2,000

Meanings

Broadly used like English 'power': physical strength, energy, influence, or capability. Common in compounds and set phrases.

パワーを発はっ揮きするto demonstrate/exert one's power
彼かれはチームのためにすごいパワーを発はっ揮きした。
He showed incredible power for the sake of the team.
パワーが足たりないto lack power/strength
このエンジンはパワーが足たりない気きがする。
I feel like this engine lacks power.
〈物もの〉のパワーを上あげるto increase the power of something
新あたらしいバッテリーで扇せん風ぷう機きのパワーを上あげた。
I increased the fan's power with a new battery.
パワーで押おし切きるto overpower/push through by sheer force
相あい手ての意い見けんをパワーで押おし切きった。
He overpowered the other side's opinion with sheer force.

力ちからN4
力 is the native Japanese word for physical or abstract strength, while パワー is a loanword often used for technical, mechanical, or trendy contexts.
エネルギーN3
エネルギー emphasizes energy as a resource or source of vitality, whereas パワー emphasizes the force or output produced.
動どう力りょくN1
パワー is a casual loanword for power or strength used in everyday speech, while 動力 is the technical term for mechanical or physical motive power.

タワーN2
タワー (tower) and パワー (power) are both katakana loanwords that sound alike but have completely unrelated meanings, so learners sometimes mishear or mistype one for the other.

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Loanword from English 'power'.