意気

いき

Meanings

1. Noun spirit; heart; disposition

Kanji

• 意 mind. Read as イ.
• 気 spirit. Read as いき.

Example sentences

• 良し、その意気で。
  That's the spirit.
• その勝利で私たちのチームは意気が上がった。
  Our team was in high spirits because of the victory.
• せっかく、英語で注文しようと意気込んで入ったのに、日本語で「いらっしゃいませ」って言われた。あれ？って感じ。
  After I got all worked up about ordering in English, I walked in the store and they greeted me with "Irasshaimase!" I felt, like, "What the ...?"
• 初めから意気込みすぎると、途中で息切れするぞ。
  You have to pace yourself or you'll choke halfway through.
• 敗れても彼の意気はくじけなかった。
  The defeat didn't dampen his spirits.

Common phrases

• 意気込む (いきごむ) to be enthusiastic (about)
• 意気に感じる (いきにかんじる) to be positively affected by someone's strength of spirit

Words containing 意気

• 意気込み (いきごみ) ardor
• 生意気 (なまいき) impertinent
• 意気投合 (いきとうごう) hit it off with (a person)

And 19 more.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists