Word Meaning 健気
けなげ
kenage
健気 is read as けなげ (kenage) and means admirable.
Meaning
English
- admirable
- commendable
- praiseworthy
- laudable
- brave
- heroic
- noble
- courageous
Reading
Kana
けなげ
Romaji
kenage
Stroke Sequence
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2彼が直向きに生きるその姿は実に健気です。
The single-minded way he gets on with his life is truly admirable.
兄が急逝したのは２年前、義姉は一人兄の遺した小さな宝飾店を健気に守ってきた。
Since my brother died suddenly two years ago, my sister-in-law has valiantly kept going the small jewellery store he left her.