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JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

原げん動どう力りょく

gendouryoku

driving force

Example sentences

  1. 日本にほんの産業革命成功さんぎょうかくめいせいこうの原動力げんどうりょくともされた。

    It was also considered as the motive power for the successful industrial revolution in Japan.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. 江戸時代末期えどじだいまっきには長州藩ちょうしゅうはんから数々かずかずの優秀ゆうしゅうな志士ししが現あらわれ、明治維新めいじいしんを成就じょうじゅさせる原動力げんどうりょくとなった。

    Many brilliant patriots appeared from the Choshu Domain during the end of the Edo period, which became the driving force for the success of the Meiji Restoration.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 江戸時代えどじだいは経済的けいざいてきにはめまぐるしい発展はってんを遂とげ、その資本しほんの蓄積ちくせきは、明治維新以降めいじいしんいこうの経済発展けいざいはってんの原動力げんどうりょくとなる。

    During the Edo period, the economy grew rapidly, and the accumulated capital contributed to the economic development following the Meiji Restoration.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 原動力

  • 原meadow; originalOnゲンKunはら
  • 動move; motionOnドウKunうごく・うごかす
  • 力power; strengthOnリョク・リキ・リイKunちから

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