士気|しきshiki[2]odaka (tail-high)

1. nounmorale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
   観客かんきゃく側がわから相手あいてチームをわらってやることは、その士気しきをくじくことになろう。↗

   It would demoralize the opposing team to give it the razz from the spectators' side.

• SynonymモラールWrittenWritten/formal loanword for an organization's or group's drive to achieve its goals; common in business and management contexts. In everyday speech, say 「士気」.
• Related団結心だんけつしんNeutralNeutral term stressing the spirit of members joining forces toward a shared aim. 「士気」 is about the level of fighting spirit or drive, as in 「士気が上がる」.

Use 「士気」 for how high a team's or army's drive is; 「団結心」 stresses members pulling together as one; the loanword 「モラール」 turns up mostly in business and management contexts.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 戦闘せんとうにおける、軍隊ぐんたい、兵士へいしの意気込いきごみ。
2. 人々ひとびとが団結だんけつして物事ものごとを行おこなうときの意気込いきごみ。