勇ゆう気き

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

noun

courage; bravery; nerve

The mental strength to face fear, difficulty, or danger. Used in everyday and formal contexts.

彼かれは勇ゆう気きを出だして真しん実じつを話はなした。
He summoned his courage and told the truth.
新あたらしいことに挑ちょう戦せんする勇ゆう気きがほしい。
I want the courage to try new things.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉に勇ゆう気きが要いるit takes courage to do something
新あたらしいことを始はじめるには勇ゆう気きが要いる。
It takes courage to start something new.
〈人ひと〉に勇ゆう気きを与あたえるto give someone courage
その言こと葉ばは私わたしに勇ゆう気きを与あたえてくれた。
Those words gave me courage.
勇ゆう気きが湧わくcourage wells up (in someone)
彼かれの言こと葉ばを聞きいて勇ゆう気きが湧わいてきた。
Hearing his words, I felt courage welling up inside me.
勇ゆう気きを試ためされるto have one's courage tested
この挑ちょう戦せんで彼かれの勇ゆう気きが試ためされた。
This challenge put his courage to the test.

Expressions

勇ゆう気きを出だすsummon courage; be brave; pluck up courage
勇ゆう気きを持もつhave courage; be courageous
勇ゆう気きを奮ふるい起おこすmuster up courage; pluck up courage; screw up one's courage

Kanji

勇courage, cheer up, be in high spirits
気spirit, mind, air

Related words· 9

度ど胸きょう
度胸 refers to nerve or guts shown in a specific risky or confrontational situation, while 勇気 is the broader, general quality of courage.
勇ゆう敢かんN1
勇敢 describes a brave character or a heroic act (adjectival), whereas 勇気 names the inner quality of courage itself.
根こん性じょうN1
根性 emphasizes persistent willpower or grit to endure hardship, while 勇気 is about facing fear or danger in the moment.
武ぶ勇ゆう
勇気 is general courage usable in any situation, while 武勇 specifically refers to bravery and skill shown in battle or martial contexts.

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勇ゆう
勇気 is the common, everyday word for courage, while 勇 is more literary and mainly appears in set phrases or compounds.
義ぎ勇ゆう
勇気 is the everyday word for courage or bravery, while 義勇 is a formal term for courage rooted in duty or a righteous cause.
肝きもN1
勇気 is the general, everyday word for courage, while 肝 (in this sense) is a more idiomatic, body-based expression of nerve.
意気地いくじN1
勇気 is the general word for courage in any situation, while 意気地 specifically refers to the inner pride and resolve needed to stand firm or persevere.
ガッツ
勇気 is the standard, neutral word for courage usable in any register, whereas ガッツ is slangy and carries a sporty, upbeat connotation.

Opposites

弱よわ気きN2
弱気 means timidity or a faint-hearted attitude, the opposite of the boldness expressed by 勇気.

Don't confuse with

蛮ばん勇ゆう
勇気 is plain, neutral courage, but 蛮勇 always carries a critical nuance of recklessness or lack of strategy.
勇ゆう敢かんN1
勇気 is the noun meaning 'courage' itself, while 勇敢 is the na-adjective used to describe someone or something as brave.

Word family

勇ゆう気きづけ
encouragement; giving courage
勇ゆう気きづける
encourage; cheer up; give courage
勇ゆう気きある
courageous; brave; bold
勇ゆう気き凛りん々りん
full of fighting spirit; brimming with courage; high-spirited
勇ゆう気き百ひゃく倍ばい
with redoubled courage; inspired with fresh courage

Built from

勇ゆう+気き

Written forms

勇ゆう気きUsage98%
Standard kanji spelling; high frequency in news and general use.
ゆうきUsage2%

Etymology

Compound of 勇 (courage, bravery) and 気 (spirit, mind). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally expresses the concept of a courageous spirit.