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磁力 (じりょく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

磁じ力りょく

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Meanings

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noun

magnetism; magnetic force

Refers to the physical phenomenon of magnetism or the force exerted by a magnetic field. Used in both technical and general contexts.

磁じ力りょくで金きん属ぞくがくっつく。
Metal sticks together by magnetic force.
この磁じ石しゃくは磁じ力りょくが強つよい。
This magnet has strong magnetism.

Kanji

磁magnet, porcelain
力power, strength, strong

Similar words

磁じ気き
磁気 is often used in compound terms like 磁気テープ (magnetic tape) and refers to magnetism as a property, while 磁力 emphasizes the force aspect.
磁じ場ば
磁場 means magnetic field, the region where magnetic force acts, whereas 磁力 is the force itself.

Etymology

Compound of 磁 (ji, 'magnet') and 力 (ryoku, 'force'). The kanji 磁 is a phono-semantic compound with 石 (stone) and 茲 (phonetic), originally referring to lodestone.