気炎

See also: 氣焰 and 气焰

Japanese

Kanji in this term
気	炎
き Grade: 1	えん Grade: S
kan'on	on'yomi

Alternative spellings
氣焰 (kyūjitai) 気焔気焰

Etymology

炎 is a daiyōji replacing 焔.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) きえん [kìéń] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key): [kʲiẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

気(き)炎(えん) • (kien)

high spirit; enthusiasm
気(き)炎(えん)を揚(あ)げる ― kien o ageru ― to talk large

Derived terms

気(き)炎(えん)万(ばん)丈(じょう) (kien banjō)
快(かい)気(き)炎(えん) (kai-kien)
怪(かい)気(き)炎(えん) (kai-kien)

References

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