JLPT N1 · Verb

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

  1. to be enthusiastic (about); to be eager (to do); to be keen; to be intent (on); to be determined · godan verb, intransitive

Example sentences

初めから意気込みすぎると、途中で息切れするぞ。
You have to pace yourself or you'll choke halfway through.

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.

FormJapaneseReading
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

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 意気込む.

Source: JMdict entry 1156450 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.