Chinese

Noun

動力

1. motive power
2. force; impetus

Derived terms

Japanese

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) ど​うりょく [dóꜜòryòkù] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1][2][3]
• (Tokyo) どうりょく [dòóryókú] (Heiban - [0])^[1][2][3]
• IPA^(key): [do̞ːrjo̞kɯᵝ]

Noun

動力 ‎(hiragana どうりょく, romaji dōryoku)

1. power
2. (electric) power
3. motive power

Descendants

• Chinese: 動力／动力
• Korean: 동력 (dongnyeok)
• Vietnamese: động lực

References

1. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
2. 1 2 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3
3. 1 2 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13143-0