馬力|ばりきbariki[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounhorsepower; hp
   私の車くるまは馬力ばりきが足たらない。↗

   My car is deficient in horsepower.
2. nounenergy; vitality; vigour; strength
3. nounhorse-drawn cart

• Synonym活力かつりょくNeutralVitality or life force; broadly applicable, as in 「経済の活力」.
• Related元気げんきNeutralEveryday word for being in good spirits and full of energy; the most common choice. 「馬力」 stresses the drive and strength you put into getting work done.
• Related意気込みいきごみNeutralDetermination and enthusiasm for a task, stressing the drive felt beforehand, as in 「意気込みを語る」.
• Related気力きりょくNeutralWillpower or mental strength; stresses the power to endure difficulties and see things through.
• Related気迫きはくNeutralIntense fighting spirit that faces challenges without flinching, as in 「気迫のこもった演奏」; 「馬力」 is about the energy you can put into work.
• Related意気いきWrittenWritten word for spirit or mettle, seen mostly in set phrases like 「意気投合」 and 「意気揚々」.
• Related血気けっきWrittenWritten word for hot-blooded ardor, typically describing young people, as in 「血気盛ん」.
• Related活動力かつどうりょくWrittenWritten word for one's capacity to be active; stresses the energy for taking and sustaining action.

Use 「馬力」 for engine horsepower or a person's working energy, as in 「馬力がある」 and 「馬力をかける」. For being in good spirits pick 「元気」, for enthusiasm and drive 「意気込み」, and for vitality 「活力」; the rest are narrower or written words.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 動力どうりょくをあらわす単位たんい。一いち秒びょうで75㎏を1メートル動うごかす力ちから。
2. (比喩ひゆ)体力たいりょく。活力かつりょく。
3. 荷馬にうま車しゃ。
4. （相撲界すもうかいの隠語いんご）酒さけ。