勢力 (seiryoku)
influence, power, might, strength, potency, force, energy
- JLPT N1
- noun
- Pitch 1
- #3087 most frequent
Meaning
勢力 (せいりょく, seiryoku) is a JLPT N1 noun meaning “influence, power, might, strength, potency, force, energy”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 12
この頃は、ローマが勢力を伸ばしていました。
At that time Rome was expanding its power.
勢力が弱まる。
Its power is weakening.
彼の勢力は国中に及んでいる。
His influence extends all over the country.
台風は勢力を弱め嵐に変わった。
The typhoon became weaker and changed into a storm.
彼は勢力範囲を広げようとした。
He tried to enlarge his sphere of influence.
それ以来我々の勢力範囲は拡大してきた。
Our sphere of influence has expanded so much since then.
台風は勢力が衰えて温帯低気圧に変わった.
The typhoon petered out [subsided] into an extratropical cyclone.
その勢力的な男は様々な活動に携わっている。
The influential man is engaged in various activities.
敵対勢力間の和平交渉再開だけに、関係は危うい。
Relations are tenuous as peace talks resume between warring factions.
8月1日に梅(つ)雨(ゆ)が明けて以来,高気圧は勢力を強めてきた。
High-pressure systems have grown stronger since the rainy season ended on Aug. 1.
相反する理想を抱いた二つの強力な勢力が対決するのは、最終手段の時である。
When two powerful forces with opposite ideals come face to face, it's time for a showdown.
同じごろ、太平洋中部の洋上でも高気圧が勢力を増し、範囲を西に広げてくる。
Around the same time, also on the sea in the middle of Pacific Ocean, an anticyclone increases its strength and enlarges its area to the west.