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力ない (ちからない) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

力ちからない

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Meanings

1

i-adjective

feeble; weak; powerless

Describes a lack of physical strength, energy, or force; often used for a weak voice, limp body, or helpless feeling.

彼かれは力ちからない声こえで「助たすけて」と言いった。
He said 'Help me' in a feeble voice.
病びょう気きで体からだが

力ちから

なく

感かん

じる

。

My body feels weak because of the illness.

Written forms

力ちからないUsage89%
Common spelling using kanji and kana; the form 力無い is also seen but less frequent.
力ちから無ないUsage11%
Alternate spelling with the kanji 無; less common than 力ない.

Kanji

力power, strength, strong
無nothingness, none, ain't

Similar words

弱よわい
弱い is a general word for 'weak' in many contexts (strength, will, flavor, etc.), while 力ない specifically emphasizes a lack of power or energy, often with a nuance of helplessness.

Etymology

Compound of 力 (chikara, 'power, strength') + ない (nai, 'not exist'). The reading ちからない is a standard rendaku-influenced form.