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JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

威い力りょく

iryoku

power, force

Example sentences

  1. 新型爆弾しんがたばくだんはその威力いりょくを世よに示しめした。

    The new bomb showed the world its power.

    Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

  2. それを行おこなった人間にんげんは非常ひじょうな威力いりょくを発揮はっきする。

    Humans who carry out this action can exhibit tremendous power.

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

  3. また、打矢うちやや手裏剣しゅりけんよりも重量じゅうりょうがあるため、比較ひかくすると威力いりょくが強つよい。

    Moreover, an uchine could inflict greater damage on opponents than uchiya or shuriken due to its weight.

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

Kanji in 威力

  • 威intimidate; dignityOnイKunおどす・おどし・おどかす
  • 力power; strengthOnリョク・リキ・リイKunちから

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