also: じんりき
noun
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
Refers to physical or labor-based power exerted by people, as opposed to mechanical, animal, or supernatural force. Often used in contexts like 人力車 (rickshaw) or 人力飛行機 (human-powered aircraft).
この機械は人力で動かすことができます。
This machine can be operated by human power.
人力だけではこの岩を動かせない。
We can't move this rock with human strength alone.
Compound of 人 (human) and 力 (power). The reading じんりょく uses the go-on reading for 力, while じんりき uses the kan-on reading. Both have been used historically, with じんりょく becoming more standard in modern Japanese.