勢い

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
勢
いきお
Grade: 5
kun’yomi

Etymology[edit]

From classical noun 勢(いきほ)ひ (ikifofi), 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 勢(いきほ)ふ (ikihofu).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

勢(いきお)い • (ikioi) ←いきほひ (ikifofi)?

  1. force; power; strength; energy; vigor
    勢(いきお)いよくボールを投(な)げる
    ikioi yoku bōru o nageru
    throw the ball with full force
    (literally, “throw the ball with excellent vigour”)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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