気合

See also: 氣合 and 气合

Japanese

Kanji in this term
気	合
き Grade: 1	あい Grade: 2
kan'on	kun'yomi

Alternative spellings
氣合 (kyūjitai) 気合い

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) きあい [kìáí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key): [kʲia̠i]

Homophone: 木藍

Noun

気(き)合(あい) • (kiai)

Fighting spirit; spirit; motivation.
気合(きあい)入(い)れすぎ。
Kiai iresugi.
You're putting too much into it.
Shout; yell.
Kiai.

Derived terms

気合(きあい)を入(い)れる (kiai o ireru)

Descendants

→ English: kiai
→ Indonesian: kiai

References

“気合”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Further reading

Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
2003, 新和英大辞典 (New Japanese-English Dictionary), Fifth Edition, Tōkyō: Kenkyūsha, →ISBN