Meaning of 引力(いんりょく) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

Reading and JLPT level 引力 JLPT 2

Kana Reading いんりょく

Romaji inryoku

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity
Parts of speech

Meaning

attractiveness; magnetism

Example Sentences

引力, いんりょく used in context

私達(わたした(する)ち)はニュートンが引力(いんりょく)の法則(ほうそく)を発見(はっけん)した(する)と教えられた(おしえる)。

We were taught that Newton discovered the law of gravity.
引力(いんりょく)は宇宙(うちゅう)のあらゆる物(もの)に影響(えいきょう)を与える(あたえる)。

Gravity acts on everything in the universe.
引力(いんりょく)によって物体(ぶったい)が重(おもい)さを持つ(もつ)ようになる。

Gravity causes objects to have weight.
引力(ちから)(いんりょく)とは物体(ぶったい)が相互に(そうご)引き付け合う(あう)自然界(しぜんかい)の力(ちから)のことである。

Gravity is the natural force by which objects are attracted to each other.
引力(いんりょく)が惑星(わくせい)を引きつける。

Gravity binds the planets to the sun.
引力(いんりょく)がなかったら(ない)我々(われわれ)は宇宙(うちゅう)に放り出される(ほうりだす)だろう。

Without gravity we would be hurled off into space.

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Related Kanji

Kanji found in this word

引 JLPT 4

pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to

On: イン

Kun: ひ.く, ひ.き, ひ.き-, -び.き, ひ.ける

4 strokes

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力 JLPT 4

power, strength, strong, strain, bear up, exert

On: リョク, リキ, リイ

Kun: ちから

2 strokes

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