Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 力りょく がある to have ability/proficiency in a given area
She has strong language ability.
〈 事こと 〉 力りょく を 身み につける to acquire a certain ability or skill
I studied abroad and gained practical skills.
〈 事こと 〉 力りょく を 高たか める to improve a certain ability or capacity
Reading improves one's thinking ability.
Word family· 328 cooperation; collaboration; help; support
ability; capability; faculty
effort; hard work; endeavor
charm; attraction; appeal
input; data entry; typing
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electric power; electrical energy
all one's power; utmost effort; full strength
powerful; strong
power; authority; influence
influence; power; force · influence (of stones in Go)
output
physical strength; stamina; endurance · strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
pressure (physical) · pressure (social/political); coercion
real ability; true strength; competence · force; arms; military power
atomic energy; nuclear power
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
heating power; thermal power · firepower
war potential; military strength; fighting power · competitive ability; capabilities; valuable asset
influential; prominent; leading · strong; promising; likely; convincing
power; might; force; authority; influence
powerful impact; forcefulness; intensity
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
magical power; supernatural power; spell; charm
main force; core strength · main effort; primary focus
academic ability; scholastic achievement
military power; armed force
willpower; energy; vitality
powerless; helpless; ineffective
labor; effort; toil
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Etymology The suffix 力 (りょく ) is derived from the noun 力 (ちから /りょく ), meaning 'strength' or 'power'. It is used productively in modern Japanese to form compound nouns expressing ability or capacity.
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