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気を取り直す (きをとりなおす) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

気きを取とり直なおす

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Meanings

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expression, godan verb (-su)

pull oneself together; regain composure; collect oneself

Used after a setback, disappointment, or distraction to refocus and move forward positively.

失しっ敗ぱいしてもすぐに気きを取とり直なおして、次つぎの挑ちょう戦せんに向むかった。
Even after failing, he quickly pulled himself together and headed for the next challenge.

気きを取とり直なおして、もう一いち度どやり直なおそう。

Let's pull ourselves together and try again.

Written forms

気きを取とり直なおす
Standard kanji spelling.
気きを取とりなおす
Alternate spelling with なおす in hiragana.

Kanji

気spirit, mind, air
取take, fetch, take up
直straightaway, honesty, frankness

Similar words

立たち直なおる
立ち直る focuses on recovering from a low point (emotional, financial, etc.), while 気を取り直す is more about a mental reset in the moment.
気きを引ひき締しめる
気を引き締める means to brace oneself or tighten one's focus, often before a challenge, whereas 気を取り直す is about regaining composure after a setback.

Etymology

Compound of 気 (spirit, mind) + を + 取り直す (take again, regain). The literal sense of 'retaking one's spirit' developed into the idiomatic meaning of regaining composure.