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What does 動力 (どうりょく, douryoku) mean?

動力 (どうりょく, douryoku) means motive power, driving force.

Quick facts
Readingどうりょく
Romajidouryoku
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
どうりょく
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommondouryoku

motive power, driving force

  1. 1noun power; motive power
  2. 2noun three-phase electricity

Example sentences

  • The steam engine used to be the center of power in the old days.

  • This machine uses electricity as its power source.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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