英気|えいきeiki[1]atamadaka (head-high)

Common
Definitions
  1. noungreat wisdom; excellent disposition
  2. nounstrength (to face something); willpower; vigor; vigour; energy
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym活力かつりょくNeutralThe driving force behind activity; applies to people, organizations, and the economy, as in 「活力を取り戻す」. Far broader in use than 「英気」.
  • Synonym気力きりょくNeutralInner strength to endure hardship and see things through, as in 「気力が尽きる」; it stresses perseverance, while 「英気」 stresses energy built up and stored.
  • RelatedバイタリティNeutralLoanword for abundant energy and drive, often describing someone's character, as in 「バイタリティあふれる人」; 「英気」 is written/formal, seen in 「英気を養う」.
  • Related元気げんきNeutralThe everyday word for good spirits or health, also usable as a na-adjective; 「英気」 is written/formal, energy one stores up, and can also mean outstanding talent.
  • Related気迫きはくNeutralUnyielding spirit when facing hardship or an opponent, as in 「気迫に満ちる」; 「英気」 refers to vigor or energy one can store up.

「英気」 is written/formal: vigor one stores up, as in 「英気を養う」, and it can imply outstanding talent. For everyday good spirits or health use 「元気」; for vitality use 「活力」 or 「バイタリティ」; 「気迫」 is unflinching spirit, 「気力」 inner willpower.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 優すぐれた才気さいき。
  2. 活動かつどうしようとする気力きりょく。元気げんき。
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