Definition of 勢い (いきおい)

いき

勢い

いきおい

ikioi

noun
1.
force, vigor, vigour, energy, spirit, life
2.
influence, authority, power, might
3.
impetus, momentum, course (of events)
adverb
4.
naturally, necessarily
Other readings:
勢い【いきよい】[2]
【いきおい】[1]
【いきよい】[1][2]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage
  2. word containing irregular kana usage
Related Kanji
forces, energy, military strength
Example sentences(showing 10 results)

He was flying down the road

He was flying down the road

たいふう
台風
いき
勢い
The typhoon gathered strength

He is going like the devil

It's abating

たいふう
台風
いき
勢い
The typhoon has lost its power

The storm abated

The force of the current carried the bridge away

You are carried along with the slide

Having idled jobless for a while I wavered. I'd rushed into handing in my notice but maybe I should have endured it and kept going..