Meaning

Primary

Horsepower

Word Type

noun

Explanation

This word was probably made pretty recently. A horse's power? That is horsepower.

Reading

ばりき
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. Since has two common on'yomi readings, here's a mnemonic to help you remember which one to use:

Cars with high horsepower are usually driven by Ricky (りき). Ricky is well-known for loving all cars with a lot of horsepower, so he's often seen driving around in fancy sports cars. Vroom vroom Ricky!

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • エンジン馬力

    engine horsepower

    150万馬力

    1.5 million horsepower

    二十馬力

    twenty horsepower

Context Sentences

スポーツカーは、高い馬力を持っています。

Sports cars have high horsepower.

会社用に馬力があるエアコンを買った。

I bought an air conditioner that has some horsepower for the company.

一馬力の力の大きさは一体どのくらいですか?

How much power is actually in one horsepower?

Kanji Composition