Kanji compounds#12,121 most used

健気

けなげ1

Pitch accent · 頭高 (atamadaka)

admirable; brave

ITS KANJI

小ちいさな子こが弟おとうとの世話せわをする姿すがたは健気けなげだ。

The sight of a small child looking after his little brother is admirable.

written for Tangoya

彼かれが直向ひたむきに生いきるその姿すがたは実じつに健気けなげです。

The single-minded way he gets on with his life is truly admirable.

from Tatoeba · mookeee

admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic; noble; courageous

adjectival noun · noun

TANGOYA ASKS

The dictionary gives 健気 this one meaning.

Kind熟語, kanji compounds

Frequency#12,121 most used

Written健気 only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium