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Kanji Detail for 毅 - "strong, determined"

毅

  • Meaning

    毅 means "strong, determined." Also associated with resolute, strength.

    1. Strong - Firm-willed; resolute.

    2. Determined - Steadfast; unwavering.

    3. Courageous - Brave; having willpower.

  • Four-character idioms with 毅

    • 剛毅果断 ごうきかだん Listen dauntless and decisive; with fortitude and resolution

  • Origin of 毅

    An element lending the reading ki, beside 殳, a hand holding a weapon: force held steadily. Resolute, unyielding — 毅然 is standing firm, and as a given name (Takeshi, Tsuyoshi) it promises resolve.

    How to remember it: A weapon 殳 held without wavering — strength that will not bend: resolute.

    Sources: en.wiktionary.org · mojinavi.com

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    • Verified meaning: strong, determined
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あつし, き, ぎ, きよし)
    • Also carries these associations: resolute, strength

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 毅

    Given names 毅(あつし)Listen 毅(き)Listen 毅(こわし)Listen 毅(さだむ)Listen 毅(しのぶ)Listen 毅(たかし)Listen 毅(たけ)Listen 毅(たけし)Listen 毅(たける)Listen

    Surnames 毅(ぎ)Listen 毅(きよし)Listen 毅(げ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    strong

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    resolute, decisive, firm, persist

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    firm and resolute; staunch

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    decisive, firm, resolute

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Resolute. Hence, one who is determined and not swayed is said to have 毅力 (perseverance).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    gi(ギ) ギ

    ki(キ) キ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    tsuyo.i(つよ-い) つよ-い

  • Strokes

    tip

    15 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    殳 (hokozukuri・rumata)

  • Related Keywords

    strong determined resolute perseverance fortitude determination courage endurance firm grit persistence resilience steadfastness diligence powerful

Sentences including 毅

  • If you are not firm with the children, they will get out of hand.

  • The image of the Japanese people remaining calm and composed even in the face of such a natural disaster left a deep impression on all people on earth.

  • Throughout the five years of painful cancer treatments, he managed to keep a stiff upper lip.

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