# 勢 — Force

Frequency rank 510 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 南 (South), less common than 察 (Guess).

- On’yomi: せい、せ
- Kun’yomi: いきお
- Radical: 力 Power (Kangxi 19)
- Frequency path: Level IV of XX

A womb on top, a circle in the middle, and power at the bottom — the power circling within a womb is an incredible force, the raw potential of life.

In words:

- 勢い いきおい — force,vigor,energy,spirit
- 大勢 おおぜい — great number of people
- 勢力 せいりょく — influence;power;might;strength;potency;force;energy

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