精せい力りょく

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Meanings

noun

energy; vigor; vitality

Refers to physical or mental energy, drive, or stamina. Often used in contexts of work, activity, or personal capacity.

彼かれは仕し事ごとに全ぜん精せい力りょくを注そそいだ。
He devoted all his energy to his work.
十じゅう分ぶんな睡すい眠みんは精せい力りょくの回かい復ふくに欠かかせない。
Adequate sleep is essential for restoring vitality.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉に精せい力りょくを注そそぐto devote one's energy to something
彼かれは研けん究きゅうに精せい力りょくを注そそいでいる。
He is devoting his energy to his research.
精せい力りょくを使つかい果はたすto exhaust all of one's energy
彼かれはプロジェクトで精せい力りょくを使つかい果はたしてしまった。
He completely exhausted his energy on the project.
精せい力りょくが旺おう盛せいだto be full of vigor or energy
彼かれは年としをとっても精せい力りょくが旺おう盛せいだ。
Even as he ages, he's still full of energy.

Kanji

精refined, ghost, fairy
力power, strength, strong

Related words· 7

活かつ力りょくN2
活力 emphasizes lively, active power in general, while 精力 stresses focused stamina or drive, often toward a specific task or effort.
元げん気きN5
元気 is the everyday word for being well and lively, whereas 精力 is more formal and often implies concentrated capacity or stamina.
気き力りょくN1
気力 focuses on mental willpower or drive to keep going, while 精力 covers both physical and mental energy more broadly.
体たい力りょくN2
体力 refers strictly to physical strength and endurance, while 精力 can include mental as well as physical vitality.

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スタミナ
精力 emphasizes vigor or vitality (sometimes with a sexual connotation), while スタミナ focuses on lasting endurance during exertion.
バイタリティ
精力 focuses on vigorous physical or sexual energy, while バイタリティ more broadly covers overall liveliness and resilience of character.
エネルギーN3
精力 emphasizes stamina or drive (often physical/sexual vigor), while エネルギー is a more general, neutral term for vitality.

Opposites

無む気き力りょくN2
精力 describes abundant energy and drive, while 無気力 describes a lack of energy or motivation, i.e. listlessness.

Don't confuse with

勢せい力りょくN1
精力 (vitality, energy) and 勢力 (power, influence, a force such as a political or military group) are pronounced identically but refer to completely different concepts.
性せい欲よく
精力 refers broadly to physical or mental vitality, while 性欲 specifically means sexual desire (libido); the two sound similar and are easily mixed up.
気き力りょくN1
精力 usually refers to physical vigor or stamina (often with connotations of sexual energy), while 気力 refers to mental willpower or drive.

Word family

精せい力りょく剤ざい
aphrodisiac; sexual stimulant
精せい力りょく的てき
energetic; vigorous
精せい力りょく絶ぜつ倫りん
unbounded energy; matchless vigor; endless sexual stamina

Etymology

Compound of 精 (refined essence, spirit) and 力 (power, strength). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally conveys concentrated energy or vigor.