気合
Meanings
Noun
1. (fighting) spirit; motivation; effort
2. shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; yell
3. kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
Other spellings
気合い
Kanji used
Pitch accent
きあい
Used in vocabulary
Examples1
チーム は 試合 に 向けて 気合い が 入っている。
The team is up for the game.