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勢 means 'vigorous'

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Strokes : 13    Frequency: 348   JLPT: N2    Usefulness: 4    Study set: 4-1    Grade: 5   Intermediate lesson: 35    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 29 words   Used in 192 words   Used in 848 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   セイ
Kun
   いきおい vigour, energy
Name
   せ
Additional readings
On    ゼイ
Kun    はずみ
Variants
势 (Chinese)  
Components
⿱  埶 get round the ground ahead  力 effort  
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See also
坴 ground ahead  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 勢 is used 8 times, read 1 way (with 1 variation).
Across all words in Japanese, 勢 is used 188 times, read 3 ways (with 3 variations).
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セイ : 142 words FIND ALL
し せ い 0
noun
attitude; posture; stance; approach; carriage (of the body)
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セイ (read as ぜい) : 19 words FIND ALL
お お ぜ い 3
many; crowd; great number of people
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はずみ : 2 words FIND ALL
は ず み ぐ る ま 4
Most common form: 弾車
noun
flywheel
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いきおい : 12 words FIND ALL
い き お い づ く 5
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
to gather strength; to take heart
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いきおい (read as いきおい) : 1 word FIND ALL
い き お い 3
Most common form: 勢い
adverb, noun
1. force; vigor; vigour; energy; spirit; life
2. influence; authority; power; might
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せ: 12 words. FIND ALL
Isetan (department store)
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An additional いきお.い less common words include 勢 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 747 (originally: 518)  Joy o' Kanji : 518  Key to Kanji: 591 

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勢
セイ   vigorous   いきおい vigour, energy   
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力
リョク   リキ   ちから effort; power   
埶
get round the ground ahead
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丸
ガン   round; circle   まるい round, circular   
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九
ク   キュウ   ここのつ nine   
丶
dot   
坴
ground ahead
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土
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
圥
セン   さき ahead   
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