Chinese

Noun

威力

1. power; might

Japanese

Pronunciation

• On'yomi: Kan'on
• (Tokyo) い​りょく [íꜜryòkù] (Atamadaka - [1])
• IPA^(key): [irjo̞kɯᵝ]

Noun

威力 ‎(hiragana いりょく, romaji iryoku, historical hiragana ゐりょく)

1. power

   新型爆弾 (しんがたばくだん)はその威力 (いりょく)を世 (よ)に示 (しめ)した。

   Shingata bakudan wa sono iryoku o yo ni shimeshita.

   The new bomb showed the world its power.

   • 2004 April 7, Nobuhiro Watsuki, “ＶＳバーサス．鷲わし尾お（中ちゅう編へん①） [VS. Washio (Middle Chapter: ①)]”, in 武ブ装ソウ錬レン金キン [Armed Alchemy], volume 2 (in Japanese), Tokyo: Shueisha, ISBN 4-08-873587-0, page 80:

     けど　叫 (さけ)んだ方 (ほう)がなんか威力 (いりょく)が強 (つよ)くなるような気 (き)がして

     Betsu ni kedo sakenda hō ga nanka iryoku ga tsuyokunaru yō na ki ga shite

     But I feel more powerful when I'm shouting

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.