動力

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Chinese

to move; to change; to use
to move; to change; to use; to act
 
 power; force; strength
trad. (動力) 動 力
simp. (动力) 动 力

Pronunciation

Noun

動力

  1. (literally) motive power
  2. (figuratively) force; impetus; motivation (to do something)

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
動 力
どう
Grade: 3 		りょく
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

動(どう)力(りょく) • (dōryoku) 

  1. power
  2. (electric) power
  3. motive power
  4. (physics) energy

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
動力

Noun

動力 • (dongnyeok) (hangeul 동력)

  1. hanja form? of 동력 (“motive power”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
動力

Noun

動力

  1. chữ Hán form of động lực (“motive power”).
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