体たい力りょく

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

Refers to bodily power, energy, and the ability to sustain physical effort or resist illness.

たい

力りょく

を

つけ

たい

。

I want to build up my physical strength by exercising every day.

彼かれは体たい力りょくがあるから、長ちょう時じ間かん働はたらいても疲つかれない。

He has stamina, so he doesn't get tired even after working long hours.

2

Figurative extension: the robustness or resilience of an organization, system, or abstract entity.

体たい力りょくがあるto have (a lot of) physical stamina
彼かれは体たい力りょくがあるので、長ちょう時じ間かん働はたらいても平へい気きだ。
He has a lot of stamina, so working long hours doesn't bother him.
〈物もの〉の体たい力りょくがあるfor a business or organization to have financial/operational resilience
この会かい社しゃは不ふ況きょうを乗のり越こえるだけの体たい力りょくがある。
This company has enough financial resilience to weather the recession.
体たい力りょくをつけるto build up one's physical strength
毎まい日にち走はしって体たい力りょくをつけている。
I'm building up my stamina by running every day.
体たい力りょくを消しょう耗もうするto exhaust one's physical strength
登と山ざんで体たい力りょくを消しょう耗もうしてしまった。
I completely exhausted my stamina climbing the mountain.
体たい力りょくが落おちるfor one's physical strength to decline
年ねんを取とると体たい力りょくが落おちる。
As you get older, your physical strength declines.

持じ久きゅう力りょく sense 1
持久力 focuses specifically on the ability to keep going over time, while 体力 covers overall physical capacity including strength, stamina, and resistance to illness.
筋きん力りょく sense 1
筋力 refers narrowly to muscular strength, whereas 体力 is the broader term including endurance and general vitality.
スタミナ sense 1
スタミナ is a casual loanword used in everyday speech about endurance in sports or work, while 体力 is the standard, more formal term.
力ちからN4
体力 refers specifically to physical stamina or fitness, while 力 covers a broader range of strength, ability, and power.

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腕わん力りょくN1
体力 refers to overall physical stamina and fitness, while 腕力 focuses specifically on the strength of one's arms or upper body.
気き力りょくN1
体力 is physical strength or stamina, while 気力 is mental or spiritual energy.
フィットネス
体力 means physical strength or stamina, whereas フィットネス covers overall fitness, including exercise habits and body condition.
馬ば力りき
体力 refers to physical strength or stamina in general, whereas 馬力 emphasizes vigorous drive or output, often in a work context.

気き力りょくN1sense 1
気力 is mental energy or willpower, while 体力 is purely physical strength and stamina, so the two are often paired but not interchangeable.

Compound of 体 (body) and 力 (power, strength). The figurative business sense is a modern metaphorical extension.

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