勇気

ゆうき

courage, nerve

Mnemonic

The spirit for a thing you have to go and find rather than one you were born holding. You ゆう have to be keen き for it, the same keen as 気. He has it: ゆうき.

Built from

勇

courage

力 power down at the bottom with something rising up over it. The sort you have to find rather than the sort you have.

気

spirit, energy

Steam rising off something. The old form had rice giving off vapour.

Words sharing these kanji

元気 energetic, healthy 気持ち feeling, sensation 気 spirit, temperament 気付く to realize, to notice 空気 atmosphere, air 気分 mood, feeling 本気 seriousness 雰囲気 atmosphere, mood 気配 indication, sign 一気に in one go 平気 calm, all right 気に入る to like, to be pleased with

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