Onyomi: ユウ · Kunyomi: いさ.む · Meanings: be in high spirits, bravery, cheer up, courage, heroism
Kanji for be in high spirits, bravery, cheer up, courage, heroism
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勇 is made from 甬 on the top and 力 on the bottom. 力 represents strength or physical power. 甬 originally showed a path or something that goes straight through. To go straight forward without turning back requires strength. From this idea of using strength to move forward, 勇 came to mean bravery or courage.
勇 is using strength to move forward without fear.
Imagine walking straight ahead down a long path (甬) using all your strength (力) even though you are afraid. That fearless strength is 勇.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 勇 | ゆう | bravery, courage, heroism | Noun |
| 勇気 | ゆうき | courage, bravery, valour, valor, nerve, boldness | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 勇ましい | いさましい | brave, valiant, gallant, courageous | common JLPT-N2 I-adjective (keiyoushi) |
| 勇敢 | ゆうかん | brave, courageous, gallant, valiant, heroic | common JLPT-N1 Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun |
| 勇者 | ゆうしゃ | hero, the brave, man of valour (valor) | common Noun |
| 勇士 | ゆうし | brave warrior, hero, brave man | Noun |
| 勇敢さ | ゆうかんさ | bravery, heroism, gallantry | Noun |
| 勇気づける | ゆうきづける | to encourage, to cheer | Ichidan verb, Transitive verb |
| 勇気ある | ゆうきある | courageous, brave, bold, valiant | Noun or verb acting prenominally |
| 勇退 | ゆうたい | retiring voluntarily, resigning one's post (to make way for others), stepping down, bowing out | common Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |