What does 武力 (buryoku | ぶりょく) mean in Japanese?

	The Japanese word
	武力
	is pronounced
	buryoku \| ぶりょく
	means
	military power, the sword, force

	Examples:
	反対派と警察の間で武力衝突が生じた。 hantai ha to keisatsu no ma de buryoku shōtotsu ga shōji ta. Violent clashes broke out between the protesters and the police.
	武力に頼るものではなく、理性に訴えなさい。 buryoku ni tayoru mono de wa naku, risei ni uttae nasai. Do not resort to the sword but appeal to reason.
	これまでアメリカは世界の警察と称して武力に頼った鎮圧を続けてきました。 kore made amerika wa sekai no keisatsu to shōshi te buryoku ni tayotta chinatsu o tsuzuke te ki mashi ta. Up till now America has called itself the world's police and continued suppression relying on military force.

	Examples sourced from tatoeba.org