I Love Kanji意気込む (ikigomu)
意気込む (いきごむ, ikigomu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to be enthusiastic (about); to be eager (to do)”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- いきごむ
- Romaji
- ikigomu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in む
- Level
- JLPT N1 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to be enthusiastic (about); to be eager (to do); to be keen; to be intent (on); to be determined · godan verb, intransitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 意気込む
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in む. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 意気込む | いきごむ ikigomu |
| Polite (~masu) | 意気込みます | いきごみます ikigomimasu |
| Negative | 意気込まない | いきごまない ikigomanai |
| Polite negative | 意気込みません | いきごみません ikigomimasen |
| Past | 意気込んだ | いきごんだ ikigonda |
| Polite past | 意気込みました | いきごみました ikigomimashita |
| Negative past | 意気込まなかった | いきごまなかった ikigomanakatta |
| Te-form | 意気込んで | いきごんで ikigonde |
| Potential | 意気込める | いきごめる ikigomeru |
| Passive | 意気込まれる | いきごまれる ikigomareru |
| Causative | 意気込ませる | いきごませる ikigomaseru |
| Volitional | 意気込もう | いきごもう ikigomou |
| Imperative | 意気込め | いきごめ ikigome |
| Conditional (~ba) | 意気込めば | いきごめば ikigomeba |
Kanji in 意気込む
意
idea, mind, heartイ · 13 strokes気
spirit, mind, airキ・ケ・いき・き · 6 strokes込
crowded, mixture, in bulk-こ.む・こ.む · 5 strokesRelated words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 意気込む.
意味いみmeaning意見いけんopinion注意ちゅういattention用意よういpreparation意外いがいunexpected意思いしintention意志いしwill意識いしきconsciousness敬意けいいrespect意地いじstubbornness得意とくいsatisfaction意地悪いじわるmalicious意いfeelings意義いぎmeaning
Source: JMdict entry 1156450 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.