きあい

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of きあい – see the following entries.

【気合】 [noun] fighting spirit, spirit, motivation [noun] shout, yell [noun] kiai (the short yell or shout uttered when performing an attacking move in martial arts) Alternative spelling 気合い

【木藍】 [noun] plants from the genus Indigofera　used in dyeing, more specifically Synonym of インド藍 (indo-ai, “Indigofera suffruticosa”) [noun] Synonym of 琉球藍 (ryūkyūai, “Strobilanthes cusia”) Alternative spelling キアイ

(This term, きあい (kiai), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)