意気地

See also: 意氣地

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
意	気	地
い Grade: 3	き Grade: 1	じ Grade: 2
kan'on		goon

Alternative spelling
意氣地 (kyūjitai)

From 意気 (iki, “spirit”) +‎ 地 (ji, “nature”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ikʲiʑi]
• (Tokyo) いきじ [íꜜkìjì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• (Tokyo) いきじ [ìkíjí] (Heiban – [0])

Noun

意(い)気(き)地(じ) • (ikiji) ^{←いきぢ (ikidi)?}

1. courage, guts, willpower

   Synonym: 意地 (iji)

   • 1961 November, “王将 [Ōshō, King]”, Yaso Saijō (lyrics), Tōru Funamura (music), performed by Eizō Murata:

     吹(ふ)けば飛(と)ぶよな将(しょう)棋(ぎ)の駒(こま)に　賭(か)けた命(いのち)を笑(わら)わば笑(わら)え
     うまれ浪花(なにわ)の八(はっ)百(ぴゃく)八(や)橋(ばし)　月(つき)も知(し)ってる俺(おい)らの意(い)気(き)地(じ)

     fukeba tobu yo na shōgi no koma ni kaketa inochi o warawaba warae
     umare Naniwa no Happyaku-yabashi tsuki mo shitteru oira no ikiji

     If I blew, I'd be flying shogi pieces while gambling with my life laughing and laughing.
     Born in Happyaku-yabashi in Naniwa, even the moon knows of my courage.

Idioms

• 意気地(いきじ)が悪(わる)い (ikiji ga warui)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
意	気	地
い Grade: 3	く Grade: 1	じ Grade: 2
kan'on	irregular	goon

Alternative spelling
意氣地 (kyūjitai)

Shift from ikiji above.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ikɯ̟ʑi]
• (Tokyo) いくじ [íꜜkùjì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• (Tokyo) いくじ [ìkújí] (Heiban – [0])

Noun

意(い)気(く)地(じ) • (ikuji) ^{←いくぢ (ikudi)?}

1. courage, guts, willpower

   Synonym: 心の張り (kokoro no hari)

Derived terms

• 意(い)気(く)地(じ)ない (ikujinai)
• 意(い)気(く)地(じ)なし (ikujinashi)

Idioms

• 意(い)気(く)地(じ)がない (ikuji ga nai)

References

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