りき

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of りき – see the following entries.

【力】1 [affix] power, strength [noun] physical strength [noun] (Buddhism) capability, especially mystical power [noun] (Buddhism) the suchness of ability, one of the Ten Suchnesses in Mahayana Buddhism [noun] short for 力者 (rikisha): a strong person [noun] (archaic) short for 車力 (shariki), 力車 (rikisha): a rickshaw [noun] (archaic) a rickshaw operator's wages

【利器】 [noun] sharp weapon [noun] convenient instrument [noun] useful talent

(This term, りき, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as りき, see Category:Japanese kanji read as りき.)