KT09 Word Line
おうよう
鷹揚
Ōyō
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Meaning
easygoing, magnanimous
Relaxed and generous, not fussing over small things.
Example
社長は少しの遅刻には目くじらを立てない鷹揚な人だ。
The president is easygoing and doesn't make a fuss when someone is a little late.
Origin
It was originally a Chinese word from the Daya section of the Classic of Poetry (Shijing), describing a martial bearing like a hawk taking flight. In Japan it was confused with the native word ōyō (大様, read おおよう), which is close in meaning and sound, and since the early modern period it has been used almost entirely in the sense of 大様.