いざ

See also: いさ

Japanese
Alternative spellings
卒 (obsolete)
率 (obsolete)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [iza̠]

Interjection

いざ • (iza) 

  1. join in; a phrase uttered when inviting someone to join in starting an activity.

See also

Adverb

いざ • (iza) 

  1. used to indicate an important moment, where taking action is necessary, for instance.
    いざというとき、訓練(くんれん)が役(やく)に立(た)つ。
    Iza toiu toki, kunren ga yakunitatsu.
    When push comes to shove, practice pays off.
  2. actually; used to indicate the moment when the speaker takes action.
    あのRPG(アルピージー)は簡単(かんたん)だと思(おも)ったが、いざやってみるとすごく難(むずか)しかった。
    Ano arupījī wa kantan da to omotta ga, iza yattemiru to sugoku muzukashikatta.
    I thought that RPG would be easy but, when I actually played it, it was very hard.

Derived terms
  • いざとなると (iza to naru to)
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