気き合あい

気き合あいで〈動どう詞し〉to do something through sheer force of spirit/willpower
つらい練れん習しゅうも気き合あいで乗のり切きった。
I got through the tough practice on sheer willpower.
〈人ひと〉〉が気合きあいを発はっするfor someone to let out a kiai shout while performing a technique
選せん手しゅは気き合あいを発はっしながら技わざをかけた。
The athlete let out a kiai shout as he executed the move.
気き合あいの入はいった〈物もの〉something done with real spirit and energy
気き合あいの入はいった演えん奏そうに観かん客きゃくは驚おどろいた。
The audience was amazed by the spirited, all-out performance.
気き合あいを出だすto muster up one's fighting spirit
もう少すこしだから気き合あいを出だして頑がん張ばろう。
It's almost over, so let's dig deep and push through.

Expressions

気き合あいが入はいるget fired up; get motivated; get into it
気き合あいを入いれるfire oneself up; get psyched; motivate oneself · fire someone up; rouse someone

Kanji

気spirit, mind, air
合fit, suit, join

Related words· 11

根こん性じょうN1sense 1
根性 emphasizes stubborn guts or grit built up over time, while 気合 is a burst of focused spirit summoned in the moment.
掛かけ声ごえ sense 2
掛け声 is any rallying shout or chant used to spur action or coordinate a group, while 気合 (in this sense) is specifically the shout that focuses one's own energy.
やる気きN3sense 1
やる気 is general willingness or motivation to do something, whereas 気合 suggests a more intense, often momentary surge of fighting spirit.
気き力りょくN1sense 1
気力 refers to underlying mental/physical energy or vitality in general, while 気合 is the sharp, deliberate spirit mustered for a specific effort.

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闘とう志し
気合 is a broader term for spirit, energy, or focused shout, while 闘志 specifically means the will to fight or compete.
気き迫はく
気合 is the common, everyday word for fighting spirit or a shout used to focus energy, while 気迫 implies a deeper, more sustained inner intensity.
気き負おい
気合い is the burst of focused spirit or energy one musters for a task, while 気負い specifically describes being tensely overeager, sometimes self-defeatingly so.
ハッスル
気合い emphasizes fighting spirit or mental focus one musters up, while ハッスル describes the visible energetic activity itself.
心こころ意い気き
気合 is a burst of focused energy or vigor for a moment or action, whereas 心意気 describes a more lasting spirited attitude.
意い気き込ごみ
気合い emphasizes a burst of focused spirit or vigor for a specific moment, while 意気込み refers more broadly to one's overall enthusiasm going into something.
意い気き
気合 conveys a burst of focused energy or fighting spirit for a specific moment, while 意気 describes a more general state of morale or disposition.

Opposites

弱よわ気きN2sense 1
弱気 describes a timid, faint-hearted attitude lacking drive, the opposite of the fired-up spirit expressed by 気合.

Word family

気き合あい負まけ
being daunted; being cowed; being overawed

Written forms

気き合あいUsage60%
Standard kanji spelling; common in news and everyday use.
気き合あいUsage40%
Variant spelling with okurigana; less common but still encountered.

Etymology

Compound of 気 (spirit, energy) and 合 (join, fit). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has long been used to refer to focused mental energy and the accompanying shout.