Illustration: At a neighborhood shogi club, a player who has lost sits upright and bows deeply across the board, hands resting neatly on their thighs. The winning player returns the bow with a surprised, appreciative smile.

JLPT N1i-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

潔いさぎよい

isagiyoi

gracious in defeat, honorable

Often describes accepting a loss or fault without excuses. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 君きみは潔いさぎよく辞任じにんすべきだ。

    You should do the honorable thing and resign.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 彼かれは負まけても潔いさぎよい。

    He is a good loser.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. それが私わたしの間違まちがいであったことを私わたしは潔いさぎよく認みとめる。

    I’m ready to admit that it was my fault.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 潔

  • 潔undefiled; pureOnケツKunいさぎよい

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