精力|せいりょくseiryoku[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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- nounenergy; vigor; vigour; vitality
- SynonymバイタリティNeutralLoanword for exuberant vitality and drive; often used to praise someone as 「バイタリティがある」. Unlike 「精力」, it has no sexual-capacity sense.
- Synonym活力かつりょくNeutralThe driving force behind activity; also used of cities and economies, as in 「経済の活力」. 「精力」 is mostly about a person's physical and mental energy.
- SynonymエネルギーNeutralLoanword covering energy and power sources as well as personal drive; very broad in scope, including physical energy.
- Synonym気力きりょくNeutralMental strength to see things through; stresses willpower, while 「精力」 stresses abundant physical and mental energy.
- SynonymエナジーNeutralLoanword for energy, mostly in drink and product names such as 「エナジードリンク」.
- SynonymスタミナNeutralLoanword for stamina and endurance; also describes dishes that build you up, as in 「スタミナ料理」.
- Synonym力ちからNeutralStrength and ability; the broadest word of all. 「精力」 specifically means vigorous energy.
- Synonym生気せいきNeutralVitality or life in someone's look, as in 「生気がない顔」; focuses on facial expression and demeanor.
- Synonym精気せいきWrittenWritten/formal prose term for the vital essence or life force of a living being, with an Eastern health-cultivation flavor.
- Synonym活動力かつどうりょくNeutralThe ability to be active and take action; a written/formal prose word that is not used much.
- Related精せいNeutralSingle character for energy and spirit, seen mainly in set phrases like 「精を出す」 and 「精が出る」.
- Related元気げんきNeutralHealth and liveliness; the most common everyday word. 「精力」 is about the energy you can pour into work or a career.
- Related意気いきNeutralEnterprising spirit and drive, seen mainly in 「意気込み」 and 「意気揚々」.
- Related気勢きせいNeutralSurging momentum, usually as 「気勢を上げる」; focuses on the momentum of a group.
- Related根気こんきNeutralPatience and perseverance, as in 「根気強い」; stresses sticking with something without giving up.
- Related力ちからNeutralStrength and ability; the broadest word of all. 「精力」 specifically means vigorous energy.
- Related活気かっきNeutralThe liveliness of a place or atmosphere, as in 「活気のある町」; not used of a person's physical energy.
- RelatedタフネスNeutralLoanword for toughness, the strength to withstand pressure; stresses the capacity to endure.
- Related血気けっきNeutralThe hot blood and impetuosity of youth, seen in 「血気盛ん」; carries a hint of recklessness.
- Related精根せいこんNeutralEnergy plus perseverance, seen mainly in 「精根尽きる」; focuses on having used up all one's strength.
- Antonym無気力むきりょくNeutralAntonym: listlessness and lack of drive; the opposite of being full of energy.
- Antonym衰弱すいじゃくNeutralAntonym: physical weakness and decline; the opposite of being full of vigor.
Use 「精力」 for the vigorous physical and mental energy put into work or a career, as in 「精力的に働く」. In everyday talk say 「元気」; for endurance say 「スタミナ」; for willpower say 「気力」. 「活力」 extends to cities and economies, 「エネルギー」 to physical energy and power sources, and 「バイタリティ」 praises exuberant drive. The antonyms are 「無気力」 and 「衰弱」.
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