軍事力(ぐんじりょく)

Composed of 軍事(ぐんじ) (military affairs) + 力(りょく) (power, strength). A common term in news and academic discussions about national power and international relations.

Common collocations

• 軍事力(ぐんじりょく)を強化(きょうか)する: to strengthen military power
• 軍事力(ぐんじりょく)を増強(ぞうきょう)する: to build up military strength
• 軍事力(ぐんじりょく)を誇示(こじ)する: to show off military might
• 軍事力(ぐんじりょく)に頼(たよ)る: to rely on military force
• 軍事力(ぐんじりょく)の均衡(きんこう): balance of military power
• 圧倒的(あっとうてき)な軍事力(ぐんじりょく): overwhelming military power

Related words

• 経済力(けいざいりょく): economic power
• 国力(こくりょく): national power (overall strength of a country)
• 防衛力(ぼうえいりょく): defensive capability
• 戦力(せんりょく): war-fighting capability; combat strength
• 軍備(ぐんび): armaments; military preparations

Usage

In Japanese public discourse, 軍事力(ぐんじりょく) is often contrasted with 外交力(がいこうりょく) (diplomatic power) or used with 経済力(けいざいりょく) to describe different dimensions of a country's international influence. Because of Japan's postwar constitution, the term 防衛力(ぼうえいりょく) is more often used when talking about Japan's own forces.