JLPT N3 · Noun / adverb

勢い (ikioi)

勢い (いきおい, ikioi) is a Japanese noun / adverb meaning “force; vigor”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: いきおい
Romaji: ikioi
Word class: Noun / adverb
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

force; vigor; vigour; energy; spirit · noun
influence; authority; power; might · noun
impetus; impulse; momentum; course (of events) · noun
naturally; necessarily; inevitably · adverb

Example sentences

あらしの勢いが弱まった。

The storm abated.

Tatoeba #230064

勢いに流されているんですよ。

You are carried along with the slide.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 勢い

勢

forces, energy, military strengthセイ・ゼイ・いきお.い・はずみ · 13 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 勢い.

大勢おおぜいcrowd of people姿勢しせいposture形勢けいせいcondition情勢じょうせいstate of things勢力せいりょくinfluence態勢たいせいattitude優勢ゆうせいsuperiority

Source: JMdict entry 1375040 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.