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How to say 'Motivation' in Japanese | 遣る気

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The Japanese word for Motivation is 'Yaruki', written as 遣る気 in Japanese.'Motivation' in hiragana is やるき.

    Meaning

    Motivation

    Reading

    やるき

    yaruki

    Kanji

    Use, Dispatch Spirit

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '遣る気 (やるき)' means 'motivation' or 'willingness to do something'. It is often used to describe one's drive or enthusiasm to take action or complete a task. This word is commonly used in contexts related to work, studies, or personal goals. For example: I have no motivation today「今日は遣る気がない」(きょうはやるきがない). His motivation is impressive「彼の遣る気はすごい」(かれのやるきはすごい). The word can also be used in negative forms to express a lack of motivation, such as '遣る気が出ない (やるきがでない)' (I can't find the motivation).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N1

    Kanji Grade

    7

    Frequency

    5962

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 遣る気

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Use, Dispatch

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Spirit

Hiragana in the Word 遣る気

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

  • hiragana

    Reading

    Ru

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'Yaruki' means 'Motivation' .

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