やる気(き)満々(まんまん)

やるきまんまん

expression, na-adjective

full of motivation; raring to go; fired up

1. full of motivation; raring to go; highly motivated

Overflowing with eagerness and willingness to do something. Describes a state of being extremely motivated and enthusiastic about a task or challenge.

彼(かれ)はやる気(き)満々(まんまん)だ。

He is full of motivation.

新入社員(しんにゅうしゃいん)はみんなやる気(き)満々(まんまん)で出社(しゅっしゃ)してきた。

All the new employees came to work raring to go.

やる気(き)満々(まんまん)で試合(しあい)に臨(のぞ)んだが、結果(けっか)は惨敗(ざんぱい)だった。

I went into the match full of motivation, but the result was a crushing defeat.

Composed of やる気(き) (motivation, willingness) + 満々(まんまん) (brimming, overflowing). A vivid, expressive phrase commonly used in casual conversation.

Etymology

やる気(き): motivation, eagerness — itself a common standalone word
満々(まんまん): full to overflowing — used in other expressions like 自信(じしん)満々(まんまん) (brimming with confidence)

Common collocations

やる気(き)満々(まんまん)で取(と)り組(く)む: to tackle something with great enthusiasm
やる気(き)満々(まんまん)の様子(ようす): looking very motivated
やる気(き)満々(まんまん)で出発(しゅっぱつ)する: to set off raring to go

Similar words

意欲的(いよくてき): ambitious, eager — more formal
やる気(き)がある: to have motivation — less intense
張(は)り切(き)っている: to be fired up, enthusiastic — similar intensity
やる気(き)十分(じゅうぶん): having plenty of motivation — slightly less emphatic

Related Words

Compare: 意欲的(いよくてき) (ambitious, eager)

Compare: 自信満々(じしんまんまん) (full of self-confidence)

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