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気合 (きあい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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気き
合あい
を
入い
れる
。
I psych myself up before the match.
He lacks fighting spirit.
Usage patterns 気き 合あい で 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to do something through sheer force of spirit/willpower
I got through the tough practice on sheer willpower.
〈 人ひと〉 〉 が 気合きあい を 発はっ する for someone to let out a kiai shout while performing a technique
The athlete let out a kiai shout as he executed the move.
気き 合あい の 入はい った 〈 物もの 〉 something done with real spirit and energy
The audience was amazed by the spirited, all-out performance.
気き 合あい を 出だ す to muster up one's fighting spirit
It's almost over, so let's dig deep and push through.
Expressions 気き 合あい が 入はい る get fired up; get motivated; get into it 気き 合あい を 入い れる fire oneself up; get psyched; motivate oneself · fire someone up; rouse someone Related words· 11 根性 emphasizes stubborn guts or grit built up over time, while 気合 is a burst of focused spirit summoned in the moment.
掛け声 is any rallying shout or chant used to spur action or coordinate a group, while 気合 (in this sense) is specifically the shout that focuses one's own energy.
やる気 is general willingness or motivation to do something, whereas 気合 suggests a more intense, often momentary surge of fighting spirit.
気力 refers to underlying mental/physical energy or vitality in general, while 気合 is the sharp, deliberate spirit mustered for a specific effort.
Show 7 more 気合 is a broader term for spirit, energy, or focused shout, while 闘志 specifically means the will to fight or compete.
気合 is the common, everyday word for fighting spirit or a shout used to focus energy, while 気迫 implies a deeper, more sustained inner intensity.
気合い is the burst of focused spirit or energy one musters for a task, while 気負い specifically describes being tensely overeager, sometimes self-defeatingly so.
Written forms 気き 合あい Usage 60%
Standard kanji spelling; common in news and everyday use.
気き 合あ い Usage 40%
Variant spelling with okurigana; less common but still encountered.
Etymology Compound of 気 (spirit, energy) and 合 (join, fit). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has long been used to refer to focused mental energy and the accompanying shout.
ハッスル
気合い emphasizes fighting spirit or mental focus one musters up, while ハッスル describes the visible energetic activity itself.
気合 is a burst of focused energy or vigor for a moment or action, whereas 心意気 describes a more lasting spirited attitude.
気合い emphasizes a burst of focused spirit or vigor for a specific moment, while 意気込み refers more broadly to one's overall enthusiasm going into something.
気合 conveys a burst of focused energy or fighting spirit for a specific moment, while 意気 describes a more general state of morale or disposition.
