意気揚揚

See also: 意氣揚揚 and 意气扬扬

Japanese
Kanji in this term
意 気 揚 揚
い
Grade: 3		 き
Grade: 1		 よう
Grade: S		 よう
Grade: S
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
意氣揚揚 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Yoji jukugo (四字熟語) from Literary Chinese 意氣揚揚／意气扬扬 (yìqìyángyáng).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) い​きよーよー [íꜜkìyòòyòò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ikʲijo̞ːjo̞ː]

Adjective

意(い)気(き)揚(よう)揚(よう) • (ikiyōyō) ←いきやうやう (ikyauyau)?†-tari, adnominal 意(い)気(き)揚(よう)揚(よう)たる (ikiyōyō taru), adverbial 意(い)気(き)揚(よう)揚(よう)と (ikiyōyō to) or 意(い)気(き)揚(よう)揚(よう)として (ikiyōyō to shite)

  1. triumphant

Adverb

意(い)気(き)揚(よう)揚(よう) • (ikiyōyō) ←いきやうやう (ikyauyau)?

  1. triumphantly

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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