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

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

Noun

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

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.[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

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

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

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