有力
0%
Log in to evaluate your pronunciation.
No feedback yet. Please speak to see your results.
Base na-adjective form. Describes someone or something with significant influence or prominence, often used in contexts like politics, business, or media.
Theme
Two colleagues, Kenji and User, discuss a recent political election at a café after work.
有力
ゆうりょく
influence, prominence
Culture & SocietyWork & Business
Memory Hook
Imagine a 'yū' (sounds like 'you') who is so influential and prominent that they have 'power' (力 chikara) — 'You' + 'power' → 『有力』 (yūryoku, 'influence, prominence').
Cultural Note
In Japanese business and politics, 『有力』 (yūryoku) is often used to describe influential figures or prominent companies, such as 『有力な企業』 (yūryoku na kigyō, 'prominent company') or 『有力候補』 (yūryoku kōho, 'strong candidate').
Forms
Base: 有力Base na-adjective form. Describes someone or something with significant influence or prominence, often used in contexts like politics, business, or media.
Negative: 有力ではないAdd 『ではない』 (de wa nai, 'is not') after the base form → 『有力ではない』 (yūryoku de wa nai).
Past: 有力だったAdd 『だった』 (datta, past) after the base form → 『有力だった』 (yūryoku datta).
Adverbial: 有力にAdd 『に』 (ni, adverbial) after the base form → 『有力に』 (yūryoku ni).
Comparative: より有力Comparative formed with modifier 『より』 (yori, 'more than') + base adjective.
Superlative: 一番有力Superlative formed with 『一番』 (ichiban, 'number one / Most') + base adjective.