乗り気・乗気|のりきnoriki[0]heiban (flat)

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Which spelling to use
乗り気乗り気 is the most common written form and the recommended choice for beginners; it combines kanji and kana.
乗気乗気 is less common than 乗り気 and is written entirely in kanji, but you may still encounter it.
Definitions
  1. noun, na-adjectiveinterest; eagerness; enthusiasm
Conjugation
Plain form乗り気(のりき)
Polite (desu)乗り気です(のりきです)
Negative (dewa nai)乗り気ではない(のりきではない)
polite (dewa arimasen)乗り気ではありません(のりきではありません)
Past (datta)乗り気だった(のりきだった)
Past negative (dewa nakatta)乗り気ではなかった(のりきではなかった)
Te form (de)乗り気で(のりきで)
Adverbial (ni)乗り気に(のりきに)
Conditional (nara)乗り気なら(のりきなら)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Related熱心ねっしんNeutralEarnestly devoted and engaged; stresses sustained effort, while 「乗り気」 stresses being interested in a proposal and willing to do it.
  • Related意欲的いよくてきWrittenProactive and driven, as in 「意欲的な作品」; leans toward written/formal prose.
  • Antonym消極的しょうきょくてきNeutralAntonym: passive and unenthusiastic, the opposite of eager, willing 「乗り気」.
  • Antonym不承不承ふしょうぶしょうNeutralAntonym: doing something reluctantly and grudgingly, the opposite of positive, willing 「乗り気」.

Use 「乗り気」 for being interested in a proposal and willing to do it, often as 「乗り気になる」 or 「乗り気でない」. Choose 「熱心」 for earnest dedication, 「意欲的」 for drive and motivation; the antonyms are 「消極的」 and 「不承不承」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 何なんかをしたいという気持きもちが強つよいこと。積極的せっきょくてきにやろうとする気持きもち。
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