fighting spirit; will to fight
Refers to an inner drive or determination to compete, struggle, or overcome challenges. Often used in sports, business, and personal challenges.
His fighting spirit never waned until the very end.
The players' eyes were filled with fighting spirit before the match.
He quietly harbored a fighting spirit.
The opponent's taunt made my fighting spirit well up.
The players fought with their fighting spirit fully on display.
After a losing streak, he lost his fighting spirit.
根性 stresses grit and endurance through hardship, whereas 闘志 emphasizes an aggressive, competitive drive to win.
闘争心 is a near-synonym meaning combative spirit, slightly more literary and analytical than the everyday 闘志.
やる気 is general motivation to do something, while 闘志 specifically implies a competitive or combative drive.
闘志 is a native Japanese word for fighting spirit that sounds more formal and is common in martial or competitive contexts, while ファイティングスピリット is a lighter, more modern loanword used across sports, business, and self-help talk.
闘志 is a more literary, intense word for fighting spirit, while ファイト is casual and often used in everyday sports talk.
闘志 specifically means fighting spirit directed at an opponent or challenge, while 気迫 is a broader term for intense inner drive that need not involve conflict.
闘志 is fighting spirit directed at a specific contest or opponent, while 覇気 describes a more general, ever-present forcefulness or drive.
弱気 describes timidity or a lack of fighting spirit, the opposite of the aggressive drive expressed by 闘志.
闘志 (とうし) means fighting spirit, while 闘士 (also とうし) means a fighter or warrior—same sound, different kanji and meaning.
brimming with fighting spirit; full of fight
Compound of 闘 (fight) and 志 (will, intention). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination straightforwardly conveys 'fighting spirit'.