意気揚揚

意気揚揚

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

Yoji jukugo (四字熟語) from Literary Chinese 意氣揚揚.

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
• (Tokyo) い​きよーよー [íꜜkìyòòyòò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
• IPA^(key): [ikʲijo̞ːjo̞ː]

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)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), kyūjitai 意氣揚揚)

1. triumphant

Adverb

意(い)気(き)揚(よう)揚(よう) • (ikiyōyō) ^{←いきやうやう (ikyauyau)?} (kyūjitai 意氣揚揚)

1. triumphantly

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN