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活力 (かつりょく, katsuryoku) Japanese meaning: vitality | Kotomora
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にち
の
活かつ
力りょく
源げん
だ
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Morning exercise is a source of energy for the whole day.
His talk has a dynamism that draws in the listeners.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 に 活かつ 力りょく を 与あた える to give vitality/energy to something
The new project gave the employees a boost of energy.
活かつ 力りょく に 満み ちる to be full of vitality
He tackles his work with a face full of energy.
活かつ 力りょく を 失うしな う to lose one's vitality/energy
The long illness left him drained of vitality.
活かつ 力りょく を 取と り 戻もど す to regain one's vitality/energy
I took a vacation and regained my energy.
〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 に 活かつ 力りょく をもたらす to bring vitality/dynamism to a place (e.g. a town, workplace)
Young people moving in brought new vitality to the region.
Kanji 活 lively, resuscitation, being helped Related words· 10 元気 describes general health and cheerful spirits, while 活力 points to the underlying drive or force that fuels activity.
活気 describes a lively, bustling atmosphere in a place or group, while 活力 is the internal energy an individual possesses.
精力 often emphasizes physical stamina or drive (including sexual vigor), while 活力 is a broader, more neutral term for vitality.
エネルギー is a loanword used for energy in both scientific and everyday contexts, while 活力 is a native Sino-Japanese term focused on vigor and drive.
Show 6 more 活力 is a more formal, often written term for vitality or energy, while バイタリティ is a casual loanword emphasizing a person's dynamic drive and liveliness.
活力 is the general word for vitality or life energy, while 馬力 (in its figurative sense) suggests forceful, driving energy especially in work or effort.
活力 refers to physical or mental energy and vigor, while 生命力 points to the deeper, fundamental force that keeps something alive.
活力 means vitality or life energy, especially of people or economies, whereas 勢い covers a wider range including force, momentum, and impulse.
Etymology Compound of 活 (activity, life) and 力 (power, strength). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of vital energy.
活力 is the everyday word for vigor or energy in a person or organization, whereas ダイナミズム is a more formal, often intellectual term applied to systems, art, or societies.
活力 describes broad vitality or dynamism, often of a group or organization, while 英気 usually refers to an individual's restored personal energy.
