健気
けなげ
kenage
JMdict entry #1256140
- adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)noun (common) (futsuumeishi) admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic; noble; courageous
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
兄が急逝したのは２年前、義姉は一人兄の遺した小さな宝飾店を健気に守ってきた。
ani ga kyuusei shi ta no ha ２ nen mae 、 gishi ha hitori ani no nokoshi ta chiisana houshoku ten wo kenage ni mamoxtsu te ki ta 。
Since my brother died suddenly two years ago, my sister-in-law has valiantly kept going the small jewellery store he left her.
彼が直向きに生きるその姿は実に健気です。
kare ga hitamuki ni ikiru sono sugata ha jitsu ni kenage desu 。
The single-minded way he gets on with his life is truly admirable.