⼒
⼒, X2F12 is Unicode character number 12050, KanjiRadical.
⼒ can be pronounced as ちから (chikachi) and mean power.
⼒ can be pronounced as か (ka) and mean mosquito [2][3].
カ is easy to confuse with other characters:
カ, カ, 力, 力 have similar pictures.
Confusion: ⼒, カ, 力, 力
The four Unicode characters have similar pictures:
Most of manuals of Japanese do not even mention this confusion [8]. It may lead to errors, misunderstandings, wars. In order avoid the mistakes, some programming is necessary.
Encoding
The Utf8 encoding of ⼒ and similar characters can be revealed by program ud.t with command
php ud.t 2F12 30AB 529B F98A
File uni.t also should be loaded for the execution. Then, the output is
K= 5
2F12 12050 ⼒ ⼒
Unicode character number 12050 id est, X2F12
Picture: ⼒ ; uses 3 bytes. These bytes are:
XE2 XBC X92 in the hexadecimal representation and
226 188 146 in the decimal representation
30AB 12459 カ カ
Unicode character number 12459 id est, X30AB
Picture: カ ; uses 3 bytes. These bytes are:
XE3 X82 XAB in the hexadecimal representation and
227 130 171 in the decimal representation
529B 21147 力 力
Unicode character number 21147 id est, X529B
Picture: 力 ; uses 3 bytes. These bytes are:
XE5 X8A X9B in the hexadecimal representation and
229 138 155 in the decimal representation
F98A 63882 力 力
Unicode character number 63882 id est, XF98A
Picture: 力 ; uses 3 bytes. These bytes are:
XEF XA6 X8A in the hexadecimal representation and
239 166 138 in the decimal representation
This confusion mentioned refers not only to the Human perception of the images.
The most of software confuses the last two, substituting
力 XF98A to 力 X529B without any warning message.
The Google search for ⼒ kanji
suggests https://jisho.org/search/%23kanji%20怪 [9] that has nothing to do with character ⼒.
In cases of the confusion, character ⼒ can be supplied with its hexadecimal number X2F12.
Phonetic and Semantic
kanjialive
Site kanjialive [10] suggests the following interpretation of character ⼒:
⼒ power ちから
japanese-words
Russian site "Потеря Веса За 28 Дней" [11] suggests the following reading and meaning:
Kanji 力
..
Radical: ⼒ (19)
Strokes: 2
On: リョク、リキ、リイ ryoku, riki, rii
Kun: ちから chikara
Meaning: power, strength, strong, strain, bear up, exert
Grade: 1
JLPT: 4
In names: じから、つとむ jikara, tsutomu
Shape: idc
Elements: 丿
Look alike: 刃, 刀
Categories: N4 (JLPT)
Graphic
Character ⼒ looks as a component of Hiragana character X304B か.
References
- ↑ https://www.nicepng.com/ourpic/u2q8t4y3i1y3q8i1_mosquito-png-file-insect-png-gif/ Mosquito Png File - Insect Png
- ↑ https://kotobank.jp/word/カ-1515297 カ（読み）か（英語表記）mosquito 翻訳｜mosquito 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)「カ」の解説 カ か / 蚊 mosquito
- ↑ https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/カ
- ↑ https://util.unicode.org/UnicodeJsps/character.jsp?a=2F12 ⼒ 2F12 KANGXI RADICAL POWER Han Script id: allowed confuse: 力 , 力 , カ
- ↑ https://util.unicode.org/UnicodeJsps/character.jsp?a=30AB カ 30AB KATAKANA LETTER KA Katakana Script id: restricted confuse: ⼒, 力, 力
- ↑ https://util.unicode.org/UnicodeJsps/character.jsp?a=529B 力 529B CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-529B Han Script id: restricted confuse: ⼒, 力, カ
- ↑ https://util.unicode.org/UnicodeJsps/character.jsp?a=F98A 力 F98A CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-F98A Han Script id: allowed confuse: ⼒, 力, カ
- ↑ Similar confusion takes place in the Soviet textbooks of history. They do not mention, that term Communism has two opposite meanings: (1) utopia about prudent society without money and (2) kind of fascism, slavery, satrapia with strong social inequality, heavy exploitation of labour, unlimited power of usurper, gensek and brutal suppression of any doubts in Sovetism (the official religion of communists).
- ↑ https://jisho.org/search/%23kanji%20怪 怪 8 strokes Radical: heart 心 (忄, ⺗) Parts: 又 土 忙 Variants: 恠 suspicious, mystery, apparition Kun: あや.しい、 あや.しむ On: カイ、 ケ Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high JLPT level N1 1634 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
- ↑ https://kanjialive.com/214-traditional-kanji-radicals/ The 214 traditional kanji radicals and their variants (2021) .. ⼒ power ちから ..
- ↑ https://japanese-words.org/en/kanji/view/2867 Kanji 力 Top 力 Radical: ⼒ (19) Strokes: 2 Drawing Click to see kanji drawing Copybook On: リョク、リキ、リイ ryoku, riki, rii Kun: ちから chikara Meaning: power, strength, strong, strain, bear up, exert Grade: 1 JLPT: 4 In names: じから、つとむ jikara, tsutomu Shape: idc Elements: 丿 Look alike: 刃, 刀 Categories: N4 (JLPT)
Keywords
Confusion, Japanese, Kanji, KanjiConfudal, KanjiLiberal, KanjiRadical, Katakana, X2F12 ⼒, X30AB カ, X529B 力, XF98A 力,