意気

See also: 意氣

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3

Grade: 1
kan’on

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 意氣 (MC ʔɨH kʰɨiH).

Pronunciation

Noun

意気 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 意氣, hiragana いき, rōmaji iki)

  1. spirits, especially high spirits
    その () ()だ。
    Sono iki da.
    That's the spirit!
  2. disposition, willpower
    Synonyms: 気概 (kigai), 心ばえ (kokorobae)

Derived terms

Proverbs

  • 人生 (じんせい)意気 (いき) (かん) (jinsei iki ni kanzu)

See also

  • 気風 (きふう) (kifū),  () () (kippu)

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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