せい
勢
りょく
力
きっ
拮
こう
抗

noun, takes する

Messages.yoji.
  1. struggle for supremacy between evenly-matched forces (parties).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
せい
勢
りょく
力
きっ
拮
こう
抗
 勢力拮抗 せいりょくきっこう

Contained Kanji 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)
power, strength, strong
リョク　ちから　リキ (1st, N4)
be imminent
キツ　カツ　ケツ (Kentei 1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
good luck, joy, congratulations
よし　キチ　キツ (8th, N1)
gentleman, scholar, samurai
シ　さむらい　お (4th, N1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
confront, resist, defy
コウ　あらが.う (7th, N1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
high spirits
コウ　たかぶる (Kentei 1)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
table, table enclosure, table or windy radical (no. 16)
キ　きにょう (Kentei 1)