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力

ちから

strength, power

Mnemonic

An arm bent hard at the elbow, the whole thing in one stroke. Chee ち, car から, and your little sister lifts the end of the sofa you could not shift: ちから.

Built from

power, strength
An arm bent hard at the elbow, drawn in a single stroke.

Words sharing these kanji

ability, capacity cooperation, collaboration endeavor, effort with all of one's strength, at full capacity real ability, capability stamina, endurance

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