檄げき

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Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

Historical or formal written call to action, such as a public proclamation or manifesto. Often used in historical contexts or political writing.

彼かれは政せい府ふに抗こう議ぎする檄げきを発はっ表ぴょうした。
He issued a written appeal protesting against the government.

noun

encouragement; pep talk; letter of encouragement

colloquial

Colloquial modern use: words or a message meant to encourage or motivate someone, often in sports, work, or personal challenges. Frequently appears in phrases like 檄を飛ばす (to give a pep talk).

監かん督とくが選せん手しゅたちに檄げきを飛とばした。
The coach gave the players a pep talk.
友とも達だちから試し験けん前まえに励はげましの檄げきをもらった。
I received a letter of encouragement from a friend before the exam.

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Expressions

檄げきを飛とばすissue a manifesto; send out an appeal; rally people

Kanji

檄written appeal, manifesto

Related words

激げき励れい
激励 is a more general and formal term for encouragement, while 檄 in the colloquial sense often implies a passionate, urgent call to action or a specific message of support.
檄げき文ぶん
檄文 specifically refers to a written manifesto or call to arms, closely related to the historical sense of 檄 but more explicitly a document.

Word family

檄げき文ぶん
written appeal; manifesto; declaration

Written forms

檄げきUsage70%
Standard kanji spelling; used in both historical and modern senses.
ゲキUsage27%
げきUsage3%
Kana spelling is common in informal writing, especially for the colloquial encouragement sense.

Etymology

Originally from Chinese, where it referred to an official written summons or proclamation. In Japanese, it retained the historical meaning of a written appeal and later developed a colloquial sense of encouragement or motivational message.