正気

せいき

Meanings

1. Noun true character; true heart; true spirit

Kanji

• 正 correct. Read as セイ.
• 気 spirit. Read as いき.

Example sentences

• 正気に戻ると、自分が床に寝ているのに気づいた。
  When I came to, I found myself lying on the floor.
• 正気の人なら誰も夜に森を歩いたりしない。
  No one in their right mind would walk in those woods at night.
• 正気の人なら誰もそんなことをしない。
  Nobody in their right mind would do that.

Common phrases

• 正気を失う (しょうきをうしなう) to lose one's mind

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