13 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 5th grade
JLPT exam level N2

forces, energy, military strength

Kun'yomi
  • force ②influence ③naturally
  • はずみ
On'yomi
  • strength ②military strength
  • ゼイ
    group (of people, players, companies, etc.)
Nanori

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

セイゼイ 78.5%
いきお 19.5%
2.0%

Character Breakdown

forces, energy, military strength
セイ いきお.い せ (5th, N2)
art
ゲイ セイ う.える
clod of earth, land
リク ロク
mushroom
ロク きのこ
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)
round, full (month), perfection
まる ガン ま (2nd, N2)
nine
キュウ ク ここの (1st, N5)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
power, strength, strong
リョク ちから リキ (1st, N4)

Common Words

force ②influence ③naturally
crowd of people ②in great numbers
military forces
posture ②attitude
group (of people, players, companies, etc.)
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References

Unicode hex code 52E2
JIS X 0208 1-32-10
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 735
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 558
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2857
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3542
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 2422
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 646
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 656
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 441
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 375
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 747
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 779
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 293
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 865
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 227
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1529
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2g11.6
Four corner code 4542.7
De Roo Code 1445