意地

Japanese

Kanji in this term
意	地
い Grade: 3	じ Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [iʑi]
• (Tokyo) いじ [ìjíꜜ] (Odaka – [2])

Noun

意(い)地(じ) • (iji) 

1. (one's) disposition; spirit; willpower; obstinacy

   意地(いじ)が悪(わる)い

   iji ga warui

   spiteful

   意地(いじ)を見(み)せる

   iji o miseru

   to display one's willpower

   社長(しゃちょう)としての意地(いじ)

   shachō to shite no iji

   pride as the boss

Derived terms

• 意地(いじ)でも (iji de mo)

References

• “意地”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026