勢

forces

Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingセイ、ゼイ

Kun readingいきお.い、はずみ

Jōyō Grade 5

group (of people, competitors, companies, etc.)
contingent
camp
team

Popular Usage

Radicals and components

Radical力powerComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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mini-tractor · rice seedlings · soil (土) · dirt (土) · ground (土) · human legs (儿) · fat man · musashimaru · round · nine (九) · baseball · drop (丶) · power (力) · muscle (力) · arnold

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1633

Compound words

大勢おおぜい

crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers

大勢たいせい

general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times)

勢いいきおい

force; vigor; vigour; energy; spirit

姿勢しせい

posture; pose; position; stance; carriage (of the body)

形勢けいせい

condition; situation; prospects

威勢いせい

power; might; authority; influence; spirits

気勢きせい

fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour

攻勢こうせい

offensive (movement); aggression

国勢こくせい

state of a country (population, resources, etc.); condition of a country; strength of a country

情勢じょうせい

state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances

勢力せいりょく

influence; power; might; strength; potency

総勢そうぜい

all members; whole army

態勢たいせい

attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness

優勢ゆうせい

superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance

劣勢れっせい

inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation

(being on the) defensive

体勢たいせい

posture; position; stance

勢ぞろいせいぞろい

assembling (in full force); muster; lining up; gathering; getting together

国勢調査こくせいちょうさ

(national) census

Stroke Order

13 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 勢

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