やる気

やるき

will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm

What does やる気 mean?

やる気 is a Japanese noun meaning will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm in English. It is written as やる気 in kanji, やるき in hiragana, and yaruki in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N4 vocabulary.

Example sentence

私にはガッツとやる気があります。

I'm a person with guts and a strong will.