気
Meanings
Noun
1. spirit; mind; heart
2. nature; disposition
3. intention; mind; will; motivation (oft. after a verb)
4. mood; feelings
5. consciousness
6. care; attention; consideration; worry
7. interest
8. (the) air; atmosphere
9. ambience; atmosphere (of); air (of); mood
10. fragrance; aroma; flavour; taste
11. qi (in traditional Chinese philosophy and medicine); chi; ki
Other spellings
き
Kanji used
Pitch accent
き
Used in vocabulary
気持ち
feeling; sensation; mood; state of mind; preparedness; readiness; attitude; thought; sentiment; consideration; …
Noun
気合
(fighting) spirit; motivation; effort; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; yell; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
Noun
気取り
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like; pretending to be; putting on the airs of
Noun
気付け
encouragement; cheering (someone) up; restoring (someone) to consciousness; bringing (someone) around; restorative; stimulant; pick-me-up; tonic; smelling salts; care of; …
Noun
Examples101
彼
He's interested in many things.
彼
Though he is old, he has a youthful spirit.
もう
I don't feel like waiting any longer.
彼女
She cares a lot about her personal appearance.
彼
He is more gentle than kind.
人
No one feels displeased when he is praised.