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
  • energy ②military strength
  • ゼイ
    group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, 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
energy ②military strength
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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
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Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 865
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Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1529
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2g11.6
Four corner code 4542.7
De Roo Code 1445