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VocabJLPT N1

human power

Noun

Definitions

1. human power
2. human strength

This noun refers to human physical power or labor, as opposed to mechanical or animal power. It appears in historical contexts describing work done by hand or in compound words, and is also the root of the word for a rickshaw, which is powered by a person.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

I hauled the boat up the beach by hand and my arms were shaking!

Sentence 2

In the back alley, I told myself, "There's no choice but to handle this by hand."

Sentence 3

The audit flagged a high dependence on manual labor.

Sentence 4

The neighborhood association keeps clearing the snow by hand.

Sentence 5

A car stalled at the intersection, and passersby pushed it out manually!