by Nao

chikara, riki, ryoku

This character means power.

The end of some compounds is this character. They often mean the strength of power or kinds of power. Chiryoku means intellectual power. Jitsuryoku is competency. Dōryoku is energy, such as electricity, waterpower, wind-generated, nuclear power and so on. Both inryoku and jūryoku mean gravity. The former is more about attraction, a jargon used in physics. The in of inryoku means to attract or to pull. The jū of jūryoku means heavy.

Jiriki is one’s own strength. Nenriki means willpower or psychokinesis.

Sokojikara is potential. Bakajikara is incredible power. In these cases, chikara is voiced. The former is composed of soko and chikara. The latter is from baka and chikara. Soko means the bottom. Baka means fool.

See saku (to make) for rikisaku.

First, draw the hook, and then the sweeping stroke.