high spirits; fiery enthusiasm; boastful talk
Refers to a spirited, passionate, or fiery attitude, often in speech or behavior. Can imply boastful or bombastic talk, especially in the phrase 気炎を上げる (to talk big, to make a fiery speech).
He talked big at the meeting and forcefully argued his opinion.
若者たちは気炎を吐きながら、将来の夢を語り合った。
The young people spoke with fiery enthusiasm, sharing their dreams for the future.
意気込み is a more general term for enthusiasm or eagerness, without the boastful or fiery nuance of 気炎.
大言壮語 explicitly means 'boasting' or 'big talk', while 気炎 can also simply mean high spirits or passion.
Standard modern spelling; used in news and common writing.
Rarely used kanji form; 焰 is an older variant of 炎.
Variant kanji form; 焔 is a non-jōyō character for 'flame'.
Compound of 気 (spirit, mood) and 炎 (flame, blaze), literally 'spirit flame'. The variant 気焔 uses 焔, an older character for flame. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word evokes a blazing, passionate spirit.