気
spirit; air; mind; atmosphere; mood
6 strokes. Taught in grade 1. Newspaper frequency rank 113.
Readings
- キ (on reading): 気 (き) spirit; 気持ち (きもち) feeling
- ケ (on reading): 眠気 (ねむけ) sleepiness; 気配 (けはい) indication
- いき (kun reading): 元気いっぱい (げんきいっぱい) brimming with health (vigor, vigour); 一気に (いっきに) in one go
- き (kun reading)
- Read as a whole word: 惚気る (のろける) to go on about (one's love affairs); 意気地 (いくじ) self-respect; 昔気質 (むかしかたぎ) old-fashioned way of thinking
Components
Words using 気
- 気 (き) spirit
- 気持ち (きもち) feeling
- 元気 (げんき) healthy
- 気づく (きづく) to notice
- 病気 (びょうき) illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold)
- 眠気 (ねむけ) sleepiness
- 気配 (けはい) indication
- 吐き気 (はきけ) nausea
- 湿気 (しっけ) moisture
- 色気 (いろけ) colouring
- 元気いっぱい (げんきいっぱい) brimming with health (vigor, vigour)
- 一気に (いっきに) in one go
- 意気が揚がる (いきがあがる) to be in high spirits
- 英気を養う (えいきをやしなう) to restore one's energy
- 意気に感じる (いきにかんじる) to be positively affected by someone's strength of spirit
- 惚気る (のろける) to go on about (one's love affairs)
- 意気地 (いくじ) self-respect
- 昔気質 (むかしかたぎ) old-fashioned way of thinking
- 意気地なし (いくじなし) coward
- 意気地のない (いくじのない) spineless
1562 words in all.