勢い

Japanese

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

Pronunciation

Noun

勢い (hiragana いきおい, rōmaji ikioi, historical hiragana いきほひ)

  1. vigour
    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

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