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気力

Reading

Kana: きりょく
Romaji: kiryoku
Kana
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Definition

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willpower; energy; vitality

Kanji

Readings: キ、 ケ、 いき
Meanings: spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood
Readings: リョク、 リキ、 リイ、 ちから
Meanings: power, strength, strong, strain, bear up, exert

Example Sentences

(かれ)気力(きりょく)がない。
➥He is no longer full of activity.
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(ちち)()のショックが()()いていて、彼女(かのじょ)外出(がいしゅつ)する気力(きりょく)がなかった。
➥The shock of her father's death lingered on and she didn't feel like going out at all.
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(あめ)のために(かれ)らは気力(きりょく)をそがれた。
➥The rain damped their spirits.
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(とし)をとり、身体(しんたい)不自由(ふじゆう)であったが、(かれ)にはその仕事(しごと)をする気力(きりょく)があった。
➥Old and crippled, he had courage enough to do the work.
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