JLPT N1 Vocabulary
潔い
【いさぎよい】
(isagiyoi)
Definition: 意味
To be resolute, graceful, magnanimous, or honorable in facing a situation.
- Accepting one’s fate or responsibility without complaint.
- Without hesitation or clinging to the past.
- Showing a dignified and pure attitude.
- Especially when admitting defeat or making a difficult decision.
- Being straightforward and clear-cut.
- Free from indecision or lingering regrets.
- Having an unblemished or noble spirit.
- In how one handles adversity or makes a clean break.
いさぎよい – Example Sentences 例文
Example #1
彼は自分のミスを潔く認めた。
Furigana: かれはじぶんのミスをいさぎよくみとめた。
Romaji: Kare wa jibun no misu o isagiyoku mitometa.
English: He gracefully admitted his mistake.
Example #2
潔い引き際だった。
Furigana: いさぎよいひきぎわだった。
Romaji: Isagiyoi hikigiwa datta.
English: It was a graceful withdrawal (or: knowing when to quit gracefully).
Example #3
潔く負けを認めるべきだ。
Furigana: いさぎよくまけをみとめるべきだ。
Romaji: Isagiyoku make o mitomeru beki da.
English: You should gracefully accept defeat.
Example #4
彼女は潔い態度で新しい挑戦に臨んだ。
Furigana: かのじょはいさぎよいたいどであたらしいちょうせんにのぞんだ。
Romaji: Kanojo wa isagiyoi taido de atarashii chousen ni nozonda.
English: She approached the new challenge with a resolute attitude.
Example #5
その政治家は潔く辞職を発表した。
Furigana: そのせいじかは いさぎよくじしょくをはっぴょうした。
Romaji: Sono seijika wa isagiyoku jishoku o happyou shita.
English: That politician honorably announced his resignation.
Example #6
潔い決断に感動した。
Furigana: いさぎよいけつだんにかんどうした。
Romaji: Isagiyoi ketsudan ni kandou shita.
English: I was moved by the resolute decision.
Example #7
彼は潔く罪を償った。
Furigana: かれはいさぎよくつみをつぐなった。
Romaji: Kare wa isagiyoku tsumi o tsugunatta.
English: He honorably atoned for his crime.
Example #8
潔い生き方をしたい。
Furigana: いさぎよい生き方をしたい。
Romaji: Isagiyoi ikikata o shitai.
English: I want to live a pure and upright life.
Example #9
潔い性格の持ち主だ。
Furigana: いさぎよいせいかくのもちぬしだ。
Romaji: Isagiyoi seikaku no mochinushi da.
English: He (she) has a straightforward and noble character.
Example #10
どんな結果でも潔く受け入れよう。
Furigana: どんなけっかでもいさぎよくうけいれよう。
Romaji: Donna kekka demo isagiyoku ukeireyou.
English: Let’s gracefully accept any outcome.
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