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勢力圏 (せいりょくけん, seiryokuken) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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That country is trying to bring its neighbor into its sphere of influence.
During the Cold War, the world was divided into two spheres of influence.
Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 が 〈 国くに 〉 の 勢せい 力りょく 圏けん に 入はい る for a place to fall within a country's sphere of influence
That region fell within the neighboring country's sphere of influence.
勢せい 力りょく 圏けん を 拡かく 大だい する to expand one's sphere of influence
That great power is trying to expand its sphere of influence in Asia.
〈 国くに 〉 同どう 士し が 勢せい 力りょく 圏けん を 争あらそ う for countries to compete over spheres of influence
The two great powers are competing over spheres of influence.
Kanji 勢 forces, energy, military strength Related words 勢力範囲 means the same as 勢力圏 (sphere of influence) but is less common and sounds more technical.
縄張り is a casual, often personal or gang-related term for one's territory, while 勢力圏 is used in formal political or geopolitical contexts.
Etymology Compound of 勢力 (influence, power) and 圏 (sphere, area). The word is a direct translation of the English 'sphere of influence' and became common in modern political discourse.
