語ご気き

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

Refers to the feeling or attitude conveyed through one's voice or choice of words, often implying an underlying emotion such as anger, sarcasm, or excitement.

彼かれの語ご気きには怒いかりが感かんじられた。
I could sense anger in his tone.
語ご気きを強つよめて反はん論ろんした。
He argued back, his tone growing stronger.

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Usage patterns

語ご気きを荒あらげるto raise one's voice/tone in anger
彼かれは語ご気きを荒あらげて反はん論ろんした。
He raised his voice angrily as he argued back.
語ご気きが強つよいto have a forceful, sharp tone
彼かの女じょの語ご気きが強つよくて、少すこし怖こわかった。
Her tone was so forceful that it was a bit intimidating.

Expressions

語ご気きを弱よわめるsoften one's tone; lower one's voice
語ご気きを強つよめるraise one's voice; speak emphatically

Kanji

語word, speech, language
気spirit, mind, air

Related words

口く調ちょう
口調 focuses on the rhythm, pitch, or flow of speech, while 語気 emphasizes the emotional attitude or force behind the words.
言いい方かたN1
言い方 is a broad term for one's manner or choice of expression, while 語気 specifically points to the emotional intensity or attitude conveyed in the voice.

Don't confuse with

語ご調ちょう
語調 refers to the intonation or rhythm of one's speech, whereas 語気 refers to the emotional feeling or attitude behind the words, even though both are written with 語 and often overlap in use.
論ろん調ちょう
語気 is the emotional force or sharpness felt in someone's words, while 論調 is the overall argumentative stance taken in a discussion or piece of writing.

Built from

語ご+気き

Written forms

語ご気きUsage99%
Standard kanji spelling; used in news and everyday contexts.
ごきUsage1%

Etymology

Compound of 語 (go, 'word' or 'language') and 気 (ki, 'spirit' or 'feeling'), literally 'word-spirit'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally conveys the idea of emotional tone in speech.