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JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

意い気き込ごみ

ikigomi

enthusiasm, determination

Example sentences

  1. ここでは、上田秋成うえだあきなりの『雨月物語うげつものがたり』にかける意気込いきごみ、創作経緯そうさくけいいが書かかれている。

    It suggests that Akinari UEDA was enthusiastic about writing "Tales of Moonlight and Rain," and offers insight about how it was written.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. いいぞ、その意気込いきごみがあればどんな困難こんなんも乗のり越こえられる。

    That’s the spirit! With that determination, you can overcome any difficulty.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · English by AI · Source

  3. 面接めんせつで新あたらしい仕事しごとへの意気込いきごみを語かたった。

    At the interview, I spoke about my enthusiasm for the new job.

    Written by AI for Bebop

Kanji in 意気込

  • 意idea; mindOnイ
  • 気spirit; mindOnキ・ケKunいき・き
  • 込crowded; mixtureKunこむ・こみ・こめる

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