Quick answer
勢 is the kanji for "Forces". Its reading is いきお.い (ikioi). This page includes example sentences and a stroke-order diagram.
Meaning
Forces
Also : Energy · Military strength
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Stroke Order
13 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 勢 represents 'FORCES'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of forces.
On-reading: せい — sounds like 'say'. Kun-reading: いきお.い.
Example Sentences
チームが勢いよく取り組んだおかげで、プロジェクトが予定より早く完成しました。
ちーむがいきおいよくとりくんだおかげで、ぷろじぇくとがよていよりはやくかんせいしました。
Thanks to the team's vigorous efforts, the project was completed ahead of schedule.
国際情勢が変化しています。
こくさいじょうせいがへんかしています。
The international situation is changing.
Vocabulary using 勢
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jun 11, 2026
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