Dictionary

kiai en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /kiːˈaɪ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 気合 (kiai).

Meanings

1. The short yell or shout uttered when performing an attacking move in martial arts.
   • The kiai is a battle cry to raise your battle spirit. It keeps your body in top shape, in top concentration. Different people have different kiai. 2009, Sayem Huq, “Gemori Battousai”, in Bladin: Edge of Blade, [Bloomington, Ind.]: Xlibris, →ISBN, page 24:

Forms

Relateds

hi-yah

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