A kanji
気
spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood
- 6 strokes
- Taught in grade 1 (kyōiku kanji)
- No. 113 of 2,500 in newspapers
On'yomi
キ、ケ
Kun'yomi
いき、き
Stroke order
Stroke order is from KanjiVG, copyright Ulrich Apel, under CC BY-SA 3.0. A kanji is drawn only where KanjiVG and KANJIDIC2 count the same number of strokes.
Shapes inside it
The shapes EDRDG's KRADFILE lists 気 as containing. It is a lookup aid for finding a kanji by its parts: it says what the character contains, not where it comes from, and a shape need not be a kanji.
Written with 気 65 words
Grouped by JLPT level, easiest first, and oldest first within a level.
JLPT N5 · 4 words
JLPT N4 · 5 words
JLPT N3 · 16 words
- 雰囲気ふんいきatmosphere (e.g., musical), mood, ambiance
- 気体きたいvapor, gas
- 気温きおんtemperature (weather - not used for things)
- 気付くきづくto notice, to recognize, to become aware of
- 湿気しっけmoisture, humidity, dampness
- 活気かっきvigor; liveliness; vitality; energy
- 気候きこうclimate
- 気に入るきにいるto like, to be please
- 気の毒きのどくpitiful, a pity
- 気味きみ-like, -looking, -looked
- 景気けいきcondition, state, business (condition)
- 勇気ゆうきcourage, bravery, boldness
- 陽気ようきseason, weather, cheerfulness
- 大気たいきatmosphere
- 人気にんきpopularity
- 磁気じきmagnetism
JLPT N2 · 15 words
- 生意気なまいきimpertinent, impudent
- お元気でおげんきでTake care'
- 水蒸気すいじょうきwater vapor, steam
- 吐き気はきけnausea, sickness in the stomach
- 気配けはいindication, sign, hint
- 蒸気じょうきsteam, vapor
- お気の毒におきのどくにI'm sorry to hear that…
- 換気かんきventilation
- 気圧きあつatmospheric pressure
- ~気味~ぎみslightly ~
- 気を付けるきをつけるto be careful, to pay attention, to take care
- 呑気のんきcarefree, optimistic, careless
- 平気へいきcoolness, calmness, unconcern
- 湯気ゆげsteam
- 強気つよきfirm, strong
JLPT N1 · 25 words
- 浮気うわきaffair, to cheat
- 不景気ふけいきbusiness recession, hard times, depression
- 気障きざaffectation, conceit, snobbery
- 呆気ないあっけないnot enough, too quick (short, long, etc.)
- 意気込むいきごむto be enthusiastic about
- 素っ気無いそっけないcold, short, curt, blunt
- 気流きりゅうatmospheric current
- 無邪気むじゃきinnocence, simple-mindedness
- 根気こんきpatience; perseverance, energy
- 寒気さむけchill, shiver, cold
- 何気ないなにげないcasual, unconcerned
- 一気いっきat one push, in one gulp
- 陰気いんきgloom, melancholy
- 気兼ねきがねhesitance, diffidence, feeling constraint
- 気軽きがるcheerful, buoyant, lighthearted
- 気質きしつcharacter, trait, temperament
- 気象きしょうweather, climate
- 気立てきだてgood-natured, kind-hearted
- 気品きひんgrace, elegance
- 気風きふうcharacter, traits, ethos
- 気まぐれきまぐれwhim, caprice, uneven temper
- 湿気るしけるto be damp, to be moist
- 短気たんきquick temper
- 本気ほんきseriousness, truth, sanctity
- 水気みずけmoisture, dampness
Some of these words show it as a part of their “Taken apart” row: see the words taken apart with 気.
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