日本語道場

Nihongo Dojo — N3 → N2

Kanji

N3

Meaningsforces, energy, military strength
On'yomiセイ、ゼイ
Kun'yomiいきお、はずみ
Strokes13
Radical

Compounds

  • condition, situation, prospects

  • offensive (movement), aggression

  • posture, pose, position, stance

  • state of things, state of affairs, situation, conditions

  • force, vigor, vigour, energy

  • assembling (in full force), muster, lining up, gathering

Example sentences

  • "Ha-ha-ha-hah! Don't worry!" I brazenly bluffed.

  • The force of the current carried the bridge away.

  • She is able to grasp the situation.

  • He tried to enlarge his sphere of influence.

  • He resolutely pushed forward from the start, overwhelming and pushing out his off-balance opponent.

  • Among the people of the colonies suffering under Earth's tyranny a force emerges intending to overthrow the status quo through terrorism.

  • Having idled jobless for a while I wavered. I'd rushed into handing in my notice but maybe I should have endured it and kept going...

  • I know little of the recent situation.