Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 意気軒昂(いきけんこう) in Japanese

意気軒昂, 意気軒高
Kana Reading
いきけんこう
Romaji
ikikenkō
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), `taru' adjective, adverb taking the `to' particle
    Meaning
    in high spirits; elated
    Example sentence
    「来年こそは一部上場だ」と、社長は意気軒高だ。 You could see the elation in the president's face when he announced that our shares are going to be listed on the First Section of the TSE next year.

Examples of 意気軒昂, 意気軒高, いきけんこう in a sentence

  • 「来年こそは一部上場だ」と、社長は意気軒高だ。

    You could see the elation in the president's face when he announced that our shares are going to be listed on the First Section of the TSE next year.

Kanji in this word

軒 JLPT 2

10 strokes

flats, counter for houses, eaves

On'Yomi: ケン

Kun'Yomi: のき

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気 JLPT 5

6 strokes

spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood

On'Yomi: キ, ケ

Kun'Yomi: いき

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意 JLPT 4

13 strokes

idea, mind, heart, taste, thought, desire, care, liking

On'Yomi: イ

Kun'Yomi:

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高 JLPT 5

10 strokes

tall, high, expensive

On'Yomi: コウ

Kun'Yomi: たか.い, たか, -だか, たか.まる, たか.める

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昂 JLPT 1

8 strokes

rise

On'Yomi: コウ, ゴウ

Kun'Yomi: あ.がる, たか.い, たか.ぶる

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