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豪快 (ごうかい, goukai) Japanese meaning: hearty | Kotomora
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彼かれ の 豪ごう 快かい な 笑わら い 声ごえ が 部屋へや 中じゅう に 響ひび い た 。
His hearty laughter echoed throughout the room.
He thrilled the crowd with his magnificent play.
Usage patterns 豪ごう 快かい に 笑わら う to laugh heartily
He kept talking, laughing heartily.
豪ごう 快かい な 〈 人ひと 〉 a bold, larger-than-life person
He's a bold, big-hearted guy, and everyone likes him.
豪ごう 快かい なホームラン a spectacular, powerful home run
He hit a spectacular home run in the ninth inning.
豪ごう 快かい に 食た べる to eat heartily/with gusto
He was eating the grilled meat with great gusto.
Kanji 豪 overpowering, great, powerful 快 cheerful, pleasant, agreeable Related words 豪放 emphasizes unrestrained, free-spirited boldness, while 豪快 focuses on the impressive, stirring quality of an action or character.
快活 means cheerful and lively, usually describing a person's disposition, while 豪快 implies a larger-than-life, heroic scale.
大胆 highlights fearlessness or daring in a decision or act, whereas 豪快 adds a sense of grandeur and vigor beyond mere courage.
豪快 emphasizes a hearty, boisterous, dynamic quality, while 豪儀 focuses on a grand, magnanimous character.
Don't confuse with 豪華 describes luxurious splendor (e.g. a lavish meal), while 豪快 describes bold, vigorous grandeur in behavior or personality, not opulence.
Written forms 豪ごう 快かい Usage 99%
Standard kanji spelling; commonly used in news and writing.
ごうかい Usage 1%
Etymology Compound of 豪 (strong, heroic) and 快 (pleasant, refreshing). The combination suggests a bold and exhilarating quality.
