しき
Shiki
士気 (Shiki) is a Japanese noun meaning “morale (of troops, team, etc.), esprit de corps”.
Meanings
- nounmorale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
Examples
兵士たちはその歌に士気を鼓舞された。
The soldiers were animated by the song.
でも、それで士気が下がっては本末転倒ではないかと。
But, if by that, morale drops wouldn't that defeat the purpose of the exercise?
観客側から相手チームをわらってやることは、その士気をくじくことになろう。
It would demoralize the opposing team to give it the razz from the spectators' side.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).