🌏 Region(s): Kyushu (Kagoshima)
きばいやんせ【気張いやんせ】 : kibaiyanse | define meaning
kibaiyanse
Definition
Verb phrase
- (Polite) An expression of encouragement roughly meaning: "Keep it up", "Good luck", "Do your best", "You can do it", "You can pull through", "Hang in there", "Go all out", etc.
- どうかきばいやんせ【どうか気張いやんせ】
douka kibaiyanse
"Please do your best"
- どうかきばいやんせ【どうか気張いやんせ】
Etymology
Derived from the linking form of the verb きばる【気張る】 kibaru "to do one's best", and the imperative form of the polite auxiliary verb やんす yansu "to be, to do".
Notes
The expression is used in Kagoshima where central Japanese speakers would use がんばって【頑張って】 ganbatte or がんばってください【頑張って下さい】 ganbatte kudasai. 「気張いやんせ」 kibaiyanse is also the name of a song by Tsuyochi Nagabuchi 【長渕剛】, a singer-songwriter born in the Hioki district of Kagoshima Prefecture.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 気張いやんせ |
| Kana | きばいやんせ |
| Romanization | kibaiyanse |
意味：がんばって【頑張って】、がんばってください【頑張って下さい】、がんばりなさい【頑張りなさい】
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気張いやんせ
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, August 4). きばいやんせ【気張いやんせ】 : kibaiyanse | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/209/kibaiyanse/.