意気込み

Japanese

Kanji in this term
意	気	込
い Grade: 3	き Grade: 1	こ > ご Grade: S
kan’on		kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
意氣込み (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 意気 (iki, “disposition; spirit, courage, confidence”) +‎ 込み (komi, “going in; being full of”, the 連用形(れんようけい) (ren'yōkei) of the verb 込む (komu, “to go in; to be full of”)).[1][2] The komi changes to gomi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

First cited to a text from 1656.[1]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) いきごみ [ìkígómí] (Heiban – [0])[2][3][4]
(Tokyo) いきごみ [ìkígóꜜmì] (Nakadaka – [3])[2][3][4]
(Tokyo) いきごみ [ìkígómíꜜ] (Odaka – [4])[3][4]
IPA^(key): [ikʲiɡo̞mʲi]

Noun

意(い)気(き)込(ご)み • (ikigomi)

enthusiasm, eagerness, zeal, spirit
Synonym: 気勢 (kisei)

References

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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