意気地（いくじ）
JLPT N2 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: willpower/courage
Example sentences
- 意気地を見せて最後までやる。 — Show some grit and see it through to the end.
- 意気地なしと言われないよう頑張る。 — He works hard so as not to be called a coward.
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