気合 (kiai)

Meaning

1. (fighting) spirit; motivation; effort
2. shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; yell
3. kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move (MA)

Kanji and stroke order

↻ Replay stroke order

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