気 — kanji meaning “spirit”
気
spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood
- Meanings
- spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood
- On'yomi
- キ (ki)、ケ (ke)
- Kun'yomi
- いき、き
- Strokes
- 6
- School grade
- 1
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 4
- Newspaper frequency
- #113 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 84
- Chinese reading
- qì
Words with 気
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 気持ち | きもち kimochi | feeling; sensation; mood |
| 人気 | にんき ninki | popularity; public favor |
| 気分 | きぶん kibun | feeling; mood |
| 元気 | げんき genki | lively; full of spirit; energetic |
| 電気 | でんき denki | electricity |
| 雰囲気 | ふんいき fun'iki | atmosphere; mood; ambience |
| 病気 | びょうき byouki | illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; sickness |
| 空気 | くうき kuuki | air; atmosphere |
| 本気 | ほんき honki | seriousness; earnestness; truth |
| 天気 | てんき tenki | weather |
| 気軽 | きがる kigaru | carefree; buoyant; lighthearted |
| 気温 | きおん kion | (air) temperature |
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