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VOCABULARY
潔い
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い
sa
さ
gi
ぎ
yo
よ
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sportsmanlike / brave / upright
graceful in defeat, sportsmanlike, brave, frank, manly, resigned
i_adjective
Example sentences
彼かれは負まけを潔いさぎよく認みとめた。
He gracefully admitted his defeat.
失しっ敗ぱいしたら潔いさぎよく謝あやまるべきだ。
If you make a mistake, you should frankly apologize.
彼かの女じょの潔いさぎよい態たい度どに感かん心しんした。
I admired her upright attitude.
彼かの女じょは潔いさぎよく役やく職しょくを辞じした。
She bravely resigned from her post.

Practice exercises

1
彼かれの身みの引ひき方かたは潔いさぎよくて、誰だれもが感心かんしんした。
The way he withdrew was sportsmanlike, and everyone was impressed.
Answer
潔いさぎよくて
2
負まけを認みとめる彼かれの姿すがたは実じつに潔いさぎよい。
The way he admits defeat is truly sportsmanlike.
Answer
潔いさぎよい潔いさぎよいです
3
試合しあいに負まけたが、彼かれの引ひき際ぎわは実じつに潔いさぎよかった。
Although he lost the match, the way he stepped down was truly sportsmanlike.
Answer
潔いさぎよかった潔いさぎよかったです
4
引ひき際ぎわがもっと潔いさぎよければ、彼かれの評価ひょうかはさらに高たかまっていただろう。
If his way of stepping down had been more sportsmanlike, his reputation would have risen even further.
Answer
潔いさぎよければ
5
彼かれの態度たいどは潔いさぎよい。
His attitude is sportsmanlike.
Answer
潔いさぎよい潔いさぎよいです