意気(いき)

いき
noun
spirit; morale; drive
1. spirit; morale; drive
The energy, enthusiasm, or fighting spirit with which a person or group approaches something. Often about collective morale.
意気(いき)が上(あ)がる。
Spirits rise.
勝利(しょうり)でチームの意気(いき)が上(あ)がった。
The victory lifted the team's morale.
決勝(けっしょう)を前(まえ)に、選手(せんしゅ)たちの意気(いき)は盛(さか)んだった。
With the final ahead, the players were in high spirits.

Refers to spirit, drive, or morale. On its own it appears in a limited set of expressions, but the character combines into many common compounds.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 意気(いき)が上(あ)がる: for spirits to rise
  • 意気(いき)盛(さか)ん: high-spirited; full of drive
  • 意気(いき)に感(かん)じる: to be moved to respond to someone's goodwill

RELATED TERMS:

  • 意気込(いきご)み: enthusiasm; eagerness to do something
  • 意気投合(いきとうごう): hitting it off; finding a kindred spirit
  • 意気消沈(いきしょうちん): dejection; loss of spirit
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