士し気き

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

Refers to the fighting spirit or motivation of a group, especially in military, sports, or workplace contexts.

〈組そ織しき〉の士し気きが上あがるfor a group's morale to rise
勝しょう利りでチームの士し気きが上あがった。
The victory raised the team's morale.
士し気きを高たかめるto boost morale
監かん督とくは選せん手しゅたちの士し気きを高たかめるために声こえをかけた。
The coach spoke to the players to boost their morale.
士し気きが低てい下かするfor morale to decline
長ちょう時じ間かんの残ざん業ぎょうで社しゃ員いんの士し気きが低てい下かした。
Long hours of overtime caused employee morale to decline.
士し気きを保たもつto keep up morale
厳きびしい状じょう況きょうでも部ぶ隊たいは士し気きを保たもった。
Even in tough conditions, the unit kept up its morale.
士し気きが高たかいmorale is high
このチームは士し気きが高たかい。
This team has high morale.

やる気きN3
やる気 is an individual's personal motivation or willingness to do something, while 士気 refers to the collective fighting spirit of a group.
気き力りょくN1
気力 is a person's mental or physical energy and drive, whereas 士気 specifically describes the shared morale of a team, army, or organization.
意い気き
意気 refers to one's spirit or enthusiasm and is often used for an individual's mood, while 士気 is used for the collective morale of a group.
気き勢せい
士気 specifically means morale within a group, often military or organizational, whereas 気勢 can describe the spirited energy of an individual or a crowd more broadly.
モチベーション
士気 refers to the collective morale of a group (like a team or army), while モチベーション is usually about an individual's personal drive.

モラル
モラル is a loanword that in Japanese almost always means 'morals/ethics,' not 'morale,' so learners should not use it where 士気 (group morale) is meant.

From Chinese 士氣 (shìqì), literally 'soldier spirit'. The kanji 士 means 'warrior' or 'gentleman', and 気 means 'spirit' or 'energy'.