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気負い立つ (きおいたつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

気き負おい立たつ

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Meanings

1

godan verb (-tsu), intransitive verb

get worked up; be raring to go; psyche oneself up

Describes a state of heightened eagerness or determination, often with a nuance of being slightly overexcited or tense before a challenge.

試し合あいを前まえにして、彼かれは気き負おい立たっていた。
He was all worked up before the match.
気き負お

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立た

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普ふ

段だん

通どお

り

やれ

ば

大だい

丈じょう

夫ぶ

だ

よ

。

Don't get too psyched up; just do it like you always do and you'll be fine.

Kanji

気spirit, mind, air
負defeat, negative, -
立stand up, rise, set up

Similar words

意い気き込ごむ
意気込む means to be enthusiastic and determined in a positive, forward-looking way, while 気負い立つ often implies being overly tense or worked up.
張はり切きる
張り切る is a more common and casual word for being full of energy and eagerness, without the negative connotation of excessive tension.

Etymology

Compound of 気負い (kioi, 'eagerness, competitive spirit') + 立つ (tatsu, 'to stand, rise up'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination suggests a state of rising eagerness.