Kanji N2

勢: forces, energy, military strength

勢 is a JLPT N2 kanji meaning forces, energy, military strength, written with 13 strokes. It is read セイ, ゼイ (on) and いきおい, はずみ (kun). Children in Japan learn it in grade 5. You will see it in 勢い (いきおい, force) and 大勢 (おおぜい, crowd of people).

勢

Meanings

  • forces
  • energy
  • military strength
Strokes13
JLPT levelN2
School gradeGrade 5
Frequency#260 of 2,500

On reading · Kun reading

On reading
  • セイ
  • ゼイ

On'yomi: from Chinese, written in katakana. Used in compound words.

Kun reading
  • いきおい
  • はずみ

Kun'yomi: native Japanese, in hiragana. The faint part is the okurigana, written in kana after the kanji.

Watch the stroke order

Every stroke in order, the live one in vermilion. Replay as often as you like.

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Now draw it

Trace each stroke in order. Wrong direction or wrong order gets flagged right away.

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Your turn: draw stroke 1 of 13. Start at the dot.

Common words with 勢

The most useful words written with it, easiest first. Every other kanji in them opens its own page.

  • 勢いいきおい

    force; vigor; vigour; energy; spirit; life

    JLPT N3
  • 大勢おおぜい

    crowd of people; great number of people

    JLPT N5
  • 姿勢しせい

    posture; pose; position; stance

    JLPT N2
  • 情勢じょうせい

    state of things; state of affairs; situation

    JLPT N1
  • 勢力せいりょく

    influence; power; might; strength; potency

    JLPT N1
  • 態勢たいせい

    attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness

    JLPT N1
  • 優勢ゆうせい

    superiority; superior power; predominance

    JLPT N1
  • 形勢けいせい

    condition; situation; prospects

    JLPT N1

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Stroke order from KanjiVG © Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0. Readings, meanings and words from KANJIDIC2 and JMdict, names from JMnedict, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata, CC0. JLPT lists after Jonathan Waller (tanos.co.uk), CC BY.