勢い

Japanese
Kanji in this term
勢
いきお
Grade: 5
kun’yomi

Etymology

From classical noun 勢(いきほ)ひ (ikifofi), 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 勢(いきほ)ふ (ikihofu).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) いきお​い [ìkíóꜜì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ikʲio̞i]

Noun

勢(いきお)い • (ikioi) ←いきほひ (ikifofi)?

  1. force; power; strength; energy; vigor
    勢(いきお)いよくボールを投(な)げる
    ikioi yoku bōru o nageru
    throw the ball with full force
    (literally, “throw the ball with excellent vigour”)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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