気

See also: 氣, 气, and 炁

Translingual

Stroke order (Japan)

Traditional	氣
Shinjitai	気
Simplified	气

Han character

気 (Kangxi radical 84, 气+2, 6 strokes, cangjie input 人弓大 (ONK), four-corner 8041₇, composition ⿹气㐅)

Derived characters

• 𭰑, 𪽺

Related characters

• 氣 (Kyūjitai form of 気)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 599, character 4
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 17046
• Dae Jaweon: page 990, character 17
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present, would follow volume 3, page 2010, character 3
• Unihan data for U+6C17

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Japanese

Glyph origin

Simplified from 氣 (米 → 㐅) in the 1946 Tōyō kanji list.

Kanji

Shinjitai	気
Kyūjitai	氣

気

(grade 1 “Kyōiku” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 氣)

1. breath
2. gas
3. atmosphere
4. spirit
5. feeling, mood
6. condition, sign, state
7. 24-week-period in a year
8. disease

Readings

• Go-on: け (ke, Jōyō)
• Kan-on: き (ki, Jōyō)
• Kun: いき (iki, 気)

Compounds

• 元(げん)気(き) (genki)
• 冷(れい)気(き) (reiki)
• 勇(ゆう)気(き) (yūki)
• 土(ど)気(き) (doki)
• 天(てん)気(き) (tenki)
• 妖(よう)気(き) (yōki)
• 帯(たい)気(き)音(おん) (taikion)
• 心(しん)気(き) (shinki)
• 怒(ど)気(き) (doki)
• 悪(わる)気(ぎ) (warugi)
• 意(い)気(き) (iki)
• 本(ほん)気(き) (honki)
• 殺(さっ)気(き) (sakki)
• 気(き)体(たい) (kitai)
• 気(き)力(りょく) (kiryoku)
• 気(き)化(か) (kika)
• 気(き)味(み) (kimi), 気(ぎ)味(み) (-gimi)
• 気(き)息(そく) (kisoku)
• 気(き)相(そう) (kisō, “gaseous phase”)
• 気(け)配(はい) (kehai)
• 水(すい)気(き) (suiki)
• 沼(しょう)気(き) (shōki)
• 火(か)気(き) (kaki)
• 蒸(じょう)気(き) (jōki, “steam”)
• 熱(ねっ)気(き) (nekki)
• 生(せい)気(き) (seiki)
• 眠(ねむ)気(け) (nemuke)
• 神(しん)気(き) (shinki)
• 空(くう)気(き) (kūki)
• 邪(じゃ)気(き) (jaki)
• 陰(いん)気(き) (inki)
• 陽(よう)気(き) (yōki)
• 電(でん)気(き) (denki)
• 霊(れい)気(き) (reiki)
• 風(かざ)気(け) (kazake)
• 鬼(き)気(き) (kiki)

 

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
気
き Grade: 1
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
氣 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese 氣 (MC khj+jH).

The kan'on reading, so likely a later borrowing. Compare modern Mandarin 氣／气 (qi), Northern Min 氣／气 (ki̿), Min Nan 氣／气 (khì).

Noun

1. spirit, mood

   遊(あそ)ぶ気(き)満(まん)々(まん)

   asobu ki manman

   brimming with desire to go and play

2. inclination, will, mood, urge

   気(き)が向(む)いたら連(れん)絡(らく)してね。

   Ki ga muitara renraku shite ne.

   Feel free to contact me if you feel like it (lit. if your mood faces towards it).

   なんとなくやる気(き)が出(で)ない。

   Nan-to-naku yaru ki ga denai.

   I just somehow don't feel like doing it. (lit. My urge to do it just isn't coming out.)

3. feeling, sense

   なんか変(へん)な気(き)がするんだよね。

   Nanka hen na ki ga suru n da yo ne.

   Something feels kind of off, doesn't it?

4. air, gas
5. air, nature, disposition, sense

   大人(おとな)気(げ)ない人(ひと)

   otonage nai hito

   childish person (lit. person without an adult air)

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Idioms

Idioms

• 気(き)がする (ki ga suru)
• 気(き)を付(つ)けて (ki o tsukete)
• 気(き)に食(く)わない, 気(き)にくわない (ki ni kuwanai)
• 気(き)がある (ki ga aru)
• 気(き)になる (ki ni naru)
• 気(き)に入(い)る (ki ni iru)
• 気(き)が向(む)く (ki ga muku)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
気
け Grade: 1
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
氣 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese 氣 (MC khj+jH).

The goon reading, so likely the initial borrowing. Compare Eastern Min 氣／气 (ké).

In Old Japanese, this kanji is used to transcribe the 借音 (shakuon) kana of ⟨ke₂⟩.

Noun

1. a sign
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Prefix

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Suffix

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