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気 kanji
spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood
- JLPT level
- N5 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N5 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 6
- School grade
- Grade 1 (elementary school)
On readings
キケ
Kun readings
いきき
Variant forms
氣炁Words with 気
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —理気li and qi; li and chi; the underlying principles and the material phenomena of the cosmos (in Song-period neo-Confucianism)
- —腫気swelling
- —送気air supply
- —気音aspirate; aspiration
- —花気fragrance of flowers; scent of flowers
- —気海expanse of the atmosphere surrounding the Earth; point below the navel (a focus point for internal meditative techniques)
- —茶気knowledge of tea ceremony; understanding of the Way of Tea; sense of refinement; air of sophistication; otherworldly nature; elegant demeanor; playfulness; mischievousness; naughtiness
- —気柱air column (e.g. in a wind instrument)
- —気湿humidity
- —気導air conduction (of sound)
- —淫気lust; sexual desire
- —剣気aura of a sword; spirit of a sword
- —凍気freezing air; icy air; extreme cold
- —爽気refreshing air (esp. of autumn); crisp air; cool air; refreshing mood; feeling of refreshment; invigorating feeling
- —圧電気piezoelectricity
- —移り気fickle; capricious; inconstant; changeable; whimsical
- —一本気single-minded (esp. personality or person); one-track mind
- —陰電気negative charge; negative electricity
- —気さくfriendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured; frank; candid; willing; ready
- —気取りaffectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like; pretending to be; putting on the airs of