気負う (Kiou): to Get Worked Up, to Be Eager (Enthusiastic)

Meaning

English

to get worked up
to be eager (enthusiastic)
to rouse oneself

Reading

Kana

きおう

Romaji

kiou

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 20854 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

気負い

きおい

eagerness

気合い負け

きあいまけ

being overawed

気負い立つ

きおいたつ

to get excited

気負い込む

きおいこむ

to become excited

負けん気

まけんき

competitive spirit

負電気

ふでんき

negative electricity

根気負け

こんきまけ

being outpersevered

気遣う

きづかう

to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort)

気配

けはい

tone (of the market)

気付く

きづく

to regain consciousness

気掛かり

きがかり

worry

気候

きこう

climate

Example Sentences

1

あまり気負うな。

Don't get worked up.