意気投合

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3

Grade: 1
とう
Grade: 3
ごう
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
意氣投合 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

意気 +‎ 投合

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) とーごー [íꜜkìtòògòò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
  • IPA(key): [ikʲi̥to̞ːɡo̞ː]

Noun

()()(とう)(ごう) • (ikitōgō

  1. finding a kindred spirit, on the same wavelength, hit it off with

Verb

()()(とう)(ごう)する • (ikitōgō surusuru (stem ()()(とう)(ごう) (ikitōgō shi), past ()()(とう)(ごう)した (ikitōgō shita))

  1. to hit it off with
    Synonyms: 息が合う, 馬が合う, 波長が合う
    二人(ふたり)()(ぜん)(なか)(わる)かったが(いま)では意気(いき)投合(とうごう)している。
    Futari wa izen wa naka ga warukatta ga ima de wa ikitōgō shiteiru.
    They didn't get along before, but now they are on the same wavelength.

Conjugation

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN