意地|いじiji[2]odaka (tail-high)

1. no-adjectivestubbornness; obstinacy; willpower; pride
2. noundisposition; nature
   彼かれの意地いじの悪わるい発言はつげんで、講義こうぎが一層いっそう激はげしくなった。↗

   His nasty comments fueled the argument.
3. no-adjectiveappetite; desire; greed

• Related志こころざしWrittenWritten/formal: ambition, resolve, goodwill, or a token gift, as in 「志を立てる」. It aims at lofty goals, while 「意地」 is the stubbornness of refusing to admit defeat.
• Related意志いしNeutralNeutral and objective: will or volition, as in 「意志が強い」. 「意地」 carries emotional coloring—sulkiness or a competitive streak.

For stubbornly refusing to give in, or insisting on seeing something through, use 「意地」, as in 「意地を張る」 and 「意地でもやる」; it also appears in 「意地悪」. For neutral will or volition, say 「意志」; for ambition or aspiration, 「志」.

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1. 自分じぶんの意思いしを最後さいごまで通とおそうとする気持きもち。
2. 性格せいかく。根性こんじょう。
3. 食欲しょくよく。物欲ぶつよく。