意地

Japanese

Kanji in this term
意	地
い Grade: 3	じ Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) いじ [ìjíꜜ] (Odaka – [2])^[1]
IPA^(key): [iʑi]

Noun

意(い)地(じ) • (iji)

(one's) disposition; spirit; willpower; obstinacy
意地(いじ)が悪(わる)い
iji ga warui
spiteful

意地(いじ)を見(み)せる
iji o miseru
to display one's willpower

社長(しゃちょう)としての意地(いじ)
shachō to shite no iji
pride as the boss

Derived terms

意地(いじ)でも (iji de mo)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN