意気揚揚

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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

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

Pronunciation

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)とした (ikiyōyō to shita) or 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. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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