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KanjiN2Grade 5 · 小513 strokesRadical 力#260 in newspapers

勢 · forces, energy

勢 is a kanji meaning forces, energy, military strength. It has 13 strokes and is on the JLPT N2 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • セイsei
  • ゼイzei

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • いきおいikioi
  • はずみhazumi

Practise the N2 kanji

In 第13巻 JLPT N2, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 勢 · 8 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 勢
WordReadingMeaningLevel
大勢おおぜいgreat number of peopleN5
勢いいきおいforce, vigor, momentumN3
姿勢しせいattitude; postureN2
形勢けいせいcondition, situation, prospectsN1
情勢じょうせいstate of things, condition, situationN1
勢力せいりょくinfluence, power, might, strengthN1
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More words that use 勢
WordReadingMeaningLevel
態勢たいせいattitude, conditions, tendencyN1
優勢ゆうせいsuperiority, superior power, predominanceN1

Example sentence

私の家族は大勢です。

わたしのかぞくはおおぜいです

My family is a large one.

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #163924 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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