いき

See also: いぎ

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling
息

From Old Japanese. First attested in the Nihon Shoki of 720 CE.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) い​き [íꜜkì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ikʲi]

Noun

いき • (iki) 

1. breath

   息(いき)をする ― iki o suru ― to breathe

Inflection

Inflection of いき

Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	いきだろ	iki daro
Continuative (連用形)	いきで	iki de
Terminal (終止形)	いきだ	iki da
Attributive (連体形)	いきな	iki na
Hypothetical (仮定形)	いきなら	iki nara
Imperative (命令形)	いきであれ	iki de are
Key constructions
Informal negative	いきではない いきじゃない	iki de wa nai iki ja nai
Informal past	いきだった	iki datta
Informal negative past	いきではなかった いきじゃなかった	iki de wa nakatta iki ja nakatta
Formal	いきです	iki desu
Formal negative	いきではありません いきじゃありません	iki de wa arimasen iki ja arimasen
Formal past	いきでした	iki deshita
Formal negative past	いきではありませんでした いきじゃありませんでした	iki de wa arimasen deshita iki ja arimasen deshita
Conjunctive	いきで	iki de
Conditional	いきなら（ば）	iki nara (ba)
Provisional	いきだったら	iki dattara
Volitional	いきだろう	iki darō
Adverbial	いきに	iki ni
Degree	いきさ	ikisa

Synonyms

• 息(い)吹(ぶき) (ibuki)
• 呼(こ)吸(きゅう) (kokyū)

See also

• 吐(は)く (haku)

Etymology 2

Alternative spelling
粋

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) いき [ìkí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ikʲi]

Noun

いき • (iki) 

1. chicness, stylishness

Adjective

いき • (iki) -na (adnominal いきな (iki na), adverbial いきに (iki ni))

1. chic, stylish, dapper; attractive; vibrant

Etymology 3

Alternative spellings
行き 往き

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) いき [ìkí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ikʲi]

Verb

いき • (iki) 

1. imperfective and stem (or continuative) forms of いく (iku) [ichidan]

Noun

いき or イき or イキ • (iki) 

1. Alternative form of ゆき (yuki)
2. イき, イキ: (slang) orgasm; coming; cumming

Derived terms

• メスイキ (mesu-iki)

Etymology 4

Alternative spelling
生き

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) いき [ìkí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ikʲi]

• (stet):

• (Tokyo) いき​ [ìkíꜜ] (Odaka – [2])
• (Tokyo) いき [ìkí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ikʲi]

Verb

いき • (iki) 

1. imperfective or continuative of いきる

Noun

いき • (iki) 

1. living; condition of being alive
2. freshness; vitality
3. (publishing, proofreading) stet

Antonyms

• (living): 死(し)に (shini)

Prefix

いき • (iki-) 

1. damned

Etymology 5

For pronunciation and definitions of いき – see the following entry.

【壱岐】 [proper noun] (historical) Iki, an old province of Japan [proper noun] Iki, Nagasaki

(This term, いき, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 6

For pronunciation and definitions of いき – see the following entry.

【伊木】 [proper noun] a surname

(This term, いき, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 7

For pronunciation and definitions of いき – see the following entries.

【域】6 [noun] region, level [affix] range, region, limits, stage, level [affix] land, territory 【閾】H [noun] threshold [affix] threshold 【位記】 [noun] court rank diploma 【依稀】 [adjective] faint, dim, vague, unclear 【意気】 [noun] spirits, especially high spirits [noun] disposition, willpower 【異気】 [noun] strange atmosphere 【遺棄】 [noun] abandonment; desertion [verb] to abandon 【委棄】 [noun] renunciation [verb] to renunciate 【偉器】 [noun] skillfulness, skillful person 【彝器】 [noun] ritual vessel 【彙記】 [noun] indexing, index 【移記】 [noun] transferring to the records [verb] to transfer to the records

(This term, いき, is an alternative spelling of the above Sino-Japanese terms. For a list of all kanji read as いき, not just those used in Japanese terms, see Category:Japanese kanji read as いき.)