勇気

See also: 勇氣

Japanese

Kanji in this term
勇	気
ゆう Grade: 4	き Grade: 1
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) ゆ​うき [yúꜜùkì] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA^(key): [jɯ̟ᵝːkʲi]
• Homophones: 有期, 有機, 幽鬼, 遊嬉, 雄気, 雄毅, 勇毅, 誘起, 憂喜

Noun

勇気 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 勇氣, hiragana ゆうき, rōmaji yūki)

1. courage

   勇 (ゆう)気 (き)を奮 (ふる)う

   yūki o furuu

   to muster one's courage

   一 (いっ)歩 (ぽ)を踏 (ふ)み出 (だ)す勇 (ゆう)気 (き)

   ippo o fumidasu yūki

   the courage to take a step forward

   • 2014 November 7, “黄おう金ごんのたてがみのジャザル [Jazal Goldmane]”, in 統率者 [Commander] (in Japanese), Wizards of the Coast:

     我 (わ)が王 (おう)として、あの方 (かた)は私 (わたし)の勇 (ゆう)気 (き)の源 (げん)泉 (せん)である。我 (わ)が兄 (あに)として、あの方 (かた)は私 (わたし)の願 (がん)望 (ぼう)を体 (たい)現 (げん)する者 (もの)である。

     Waga ō toshite, ano kata wa watashi no yūki no gensen de aru. Waga ani toshite, ano kata wa watashi no ganbō o taigensuru mono de aru.

     As my king, he is the source of my courage. As my elder brother, he is the embodiment of my aspirations.

Synonyms

• 度 (ど)胸 (きょう) (dokyō), 大 (だい)胆 (たん) (daitan), 勇 (いさ)ましい (isamashii)

Derived terms

• 勇 (ゆう)気 (き)付 (づ)ける (yūkizukeru)

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.