1.
breakthrough power; ability to break through obstacles
The force, ability, or drive needed to overcome barriers, whether physical, strategic, or figurative.
あのフォワードは突破力がある。
That forward has great breakthrough ability.
現状を変えるには突破力が必要だ。
You need breakthrough power to change the status quo.
このチームには個の突破力で局面を打開できる選手がいない。
This team has no player who can break open the game with individual breakthrough ability.
Combines 突破 (breakthrough) with 力 (power; ability). Used both literally in sports and military contexts, and figuratively in business and personal development contexts to describe the ability to overcome difficult situations or barriers.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 突破力がある: to have breakthrough ability
- 個人の突破力: individual breakthrough ability
- 突破力に欠ける: to lack breakthrough ability
- 突破力を発揮する: to demonstrate breakthrough ability
USAGE:
Particularly common in sports commentary (especially soccer, rugby, and basketball) to describe a player's ability to dribble past defenders. Also used in business to describe leaders or teams that can push through organizational resistance or market barriers.
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 推進力: driving force — emphasizes sustained forward momentum rather than breaking through specific barriers
- 打開力: ability to break through a deadlock — focuses specifically on resolving stalemate situations
- 突破: breakthrough — the base noun without the emphasis on ability or capacity