勢い (いきおい): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

勢い (いきおい) means force / energy / momentum.

See example sentences below.

勢い at a glance

勢い

いきおいikioi

N3noun

force / energy / momentum

勢いいきおいikioiN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

force / energy / momentum

Example 1

勢いよく走り出した。

Translation

He started running with great force.

Example 2

試合の勢いが変わった。

Translation

The momentum of the game changed.