勝かち気き

na-adjective, noun

strong-willed; determined; competitive

Describes a person, especially a woman or child, who is spirited, unyielding, and hates to lose. Often carries a positive nuance of lively determination, but can imply stubbornness depending on context.

• 彼かの女じょは勝かち気きで、どんなことにも全ぜん力りょくで取とり組くむ。

  She is strong-willed and puts her all into everything she does.

• あの子こは勝かち気きだから、ゲームで負まけると泣なき出だす。

  That child is so competitive that he cries when he loses a game.