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勢 = 坴 + 丸 + 力

勢 is a Japanese kanji written with 13 strokes, listed here under the keyword “forces”. It is built from 坴 (mini-tractor), 丸 (round) and 力 (power). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1633.

Keyword
forces
RTK frame
1633
Strokes
13
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
セイ, ゼイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
いきお.い, はずみ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
силы
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
勢 power

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 坴 mini-tractor
  2. 丸 round
  3. 力 power

How to find 勢 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “mini-tractor” + “round” + “power”. 勢 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 勢 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.