動力

See also: 动力

Chinese

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

Etymology

Wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese 動力 (どうりょく) (dōryoku, (electric) power)

Pronunciation


Noun

動力

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

Derived terms


Japanese

Kanji in this term
どう
Grade: 3
りょく
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

動力 (hiragana どうりょく, rōmaji dōryoku)

  1. power
  2. (electric) power
  3. motive power

Descendants

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  3. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

動力 (dongnyeok) (hangeul 동력)

  1. Hanja form? of 동력 (motive power).

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term

Noun

動力

  1. Hán tự form of động lực (motive power).
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