ファイトfaito

1. nounfight
2. nounfighting spirit
3. interjectionfight!; do your best; go for it; keep at it

• Synonym戦意せんいWrittenWritten term for the will to fight or morale in war or matches, as in 「戦意を失う」; 「ファイト」 is more colloquial.
• Related戦いたたかいNeutralCovers battles, struggles and contests broadly; 「ファイト」 is mostly a cheer or fighting spirit, and as combat leans toward sports fighting.
• Related試合しあいNeutralA match or game under rules in any sport, as in 「試合に勝つ」; 「ファイト」 as a bout is mostly boxing, as in 「タイトルファイト」.
• Related戦闘せんとうNeutralActual armed combat between opposing forces, mostly military; 「ファイト」 usually means fighting spirit, combat sports, or a cheer.
• Related争いあらそいNeutralQuarrels, disputes and rivalry; 「ファイト」 leans toward fighting spirit and drive, with no dispute sense.
• Related闘争とうそうWrittenFormal prose: struggles and confrontations, including fights for rights such as 「労使闘争」; 「ファイト」 is personal fighting spirit or a cheer.
• Related喧嘩けんかNeutralQuarrels and brawls between individuals; 「ファイト」 also means a fight but mostly combat sports or cheering.
• Related闘争心とうそうしんWrittenWritten word for the strong urge to win; 「ファイト」 for fighting spirit is the colloquial choice, as in 「ファイトが湧く」.
• Antonym無気力むきりょくNeutralListlessness with no drive or energy — the opposite of the fighting spirit 「ファイト」 conveys.
• Antonym消極性しょうきょくせいWrittenFormal: a passive, unassertive attitude — the opposite of the positive drive of 「ファイト」.

Shout 「ファイト」 to cheer someone on; it also means fighting spirit. For battles and struggles use 「戦い」, for sports matches 「試合」, for armed combat 「戦闘」, for quarrels 「争い」 or 「喧嘩」, and for formal struggles 「闘争」. In writing, 「闘争心」 and 「戦意」 express fighting spirit formally; 「無気力」 and 「消極性」 are its opposites.

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1. 戦たたかうこと。戦闘せんとう。
2. 戦たたかおうとする意識いしき。闘志とうし。
3. 「頑張がんばれ」の意いで発はっする語ご。