全速力(ぜんそくりょく)

ぜんそくりょく
noun
full speed; top speed
colloquialmovement
1. full speed; top speed; at maximum speed
The fastest possible speed one can move. Almost always used adverbially with で to mean 'at full speed.'
全速力(ぜんそくりょく)で走(はし)った。
I ran at full speed.
全速力(ぜんそくりょく)で逃(に)げたが追(お)いつかれた。
I fled at top speed but was caught up to.
子(こ)どもたちは合図(あいず)とともに全速力(ぜんそくりょく)で校庭(こうてい)を駆(か)け抜(ぬ)けた。
At the signal, the children sprinted across the schoolyard at full speed.

A compound of 全(ぜん) (all, full), 速(そく) (speed), and 力(りょく) (power). Almost always used with the particle で as 全速力(ぜんそくりょく)で (at full speed). Primarily describes running, but can apply to vehicles, swimming, and other movement.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 全力(ぜんりょく): full power, all one's might — broader, applies to effort in general, not just speed
  • 最高速度(さいこうそくど): maximum speed — technical, used for vehicles and specifications
  • 猛(もう)ダッシュ: mad dash — colloquial, emphasizes a sudden burst of sprinting

Related Words

Compare: 全力(ぜんりょく) (full power, all one's might)
Compare: 最高(さいこう)速度(そくど) (maximum speed)
Compare: 全力疾走(ぜんりょくしっそう) (full-speed sprint)
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Added 2026.4.27 0:15 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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