健気

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See also: 健氣

Japanese

Kanji in this term
けん > けな
Grade: 4
け > げ
Grade: 1
irregular
Alternative spelling
健氣 (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

Etymology

/kenariɡe//kenaruɡe//kenaŋɡe//kenaɡe/

Shift from classical adjective 殊なり気 (kenarige, trustworthy; strong).[1][2]

The use of for "strong" is an example of jukujikun (熟字訓).

Pronunciation

Adjective

(けな)() (kenage-na (adnominal (けな)() (kenage na), adverbial (けな)() (kenage ni))

  1. admirable, laudable
    Synonym: 殊勝 (shushō)
  2. brave, courageous
  3. firm, resolute
    Synonym: 毅然 (kizen)
  4. robust
    Synonym: 壮健 (sōken)

Inflection

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN