気合

See also: 氣合 and 气合

Japanese

Kanji in this term
気	合
き Grade: 1	あい Grade: 2
kan'on	kun'yomi

Alternative spellings
氣合 (kyūjitai) 気合い

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) きあい [kìáí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key): [kʲia̠i]

Homophone: 木藍

Noun

気(き)合(あい) • (kiai)

fighting spirit, spirit, motivation
気合(きあい)入(い)れすぎ。
Kiai iresugi.
You're putting too much into it.
shout, yell
kiai (the short yell or shout uttered when performing an attacking move in martial arts)

Derived terms

気合(きあい)を入(い)れる (kiai o ireru)

Descendants

→ English: kiai
→ Indonesian: kiai

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ 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
^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Further reading

Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
2003, 新和英大辞典 (New Japanese-English Dictionary), Fifth Edition, Tōkyō: Kenkyūsha, →ISBN