Entry
  1. Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

    lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth

    あの討論会では力不足でした。
    I was out of my depth in that debate.
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Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

power, strength, strong, strain, bear up, exert

Kun
ちから
On
リョクリキリイ
Strokes
2
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N4
Frequency
62 of 2500
Radical
power
WaniKani
Level 1

Built from

Used in names as

じからつとむ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-2-4SKIP code
2g0.1The Kanji Dictionary
4002.7Four corner code
1645deroo
529bUnicode hex code
1-46-47JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
715Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
521New Nelson (John Haig)
3371New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4178Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2114Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2860Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
858Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
922Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
69A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
11Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
53Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
2288Morohashi
74A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
100Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
100Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
148sakade
128Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
38henshall3
9Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
38crowley
173Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.15busy_people
207Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
866Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
li4Pinyin reading
ryeogKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
1WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy

On
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N4
Frequency
101 of 2500
Radical
one
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-4-1, 3-2-2, 3-3-1SKIP code
0a4.2The Kanji Dictionary
1090.0Four corner code
3154deroo
4e0dUnicode hex code
1-41-52JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
17Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
13New Nelson (John Haig)
3434New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4242Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2141Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2890Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1217Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1302Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
134A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
94Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
130Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
19Morohashi
572A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
94Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
94Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
500sakade
104Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
600henshall3
444Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
103crowley
422Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.18busy_people
10Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1225Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
bu4, bu2Pinyin reading
bu, bulKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

leg, foot, be sufficient, counter for pairs of footwear

Kun
あした.りるた.るた.す
On
ソク
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N4
Frequency
343 of 2500
Radical
foot
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

Used in names as

あすおすたらし

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-3-4SKIP code
7d0.1The Kanji Dictionary
6080.1Four corner code
3770deroo
8db3Unicode hex code
1-34-13JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4546Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5856New Nelson (John Haig)
2188New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2714Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1386Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1873Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1279Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1372Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
305A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
461Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
135Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
37365Morohashi
51A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
58Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
58Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
29sakade
90Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
36henshall3
67Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
338crowley
171Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.6busy_people
1759Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1287Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zu2, ju4Pinyin reading
jog, juKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level