空気

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See also: 空氣

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
空 気
くう
Grade: 1 		き
Grade: 1
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
空氣 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Coined by Maeno Ryōtaku in 1777.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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  1. air, atmosphere
    • 1999 November 18, “エア・イーター [Air Eater]”, in Vol.6, Konami:
      周(しゅう)囲(い)の空(くう)気(き)を食(た)べてしまい、相(あい)手(て)を窒(ちっ)息(そく)させるモンスター。
      Shūi no kūki o tabete shimai, aite o chissoku saseru monsutā.
      A monster that feeds on all of the surrounding air and suffocates its opponent.
  2. mood, atmosphere, usually with peer pressure

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Kiyohide Arakawa, 「空気」語源考, in 第4回 漢字文化圏近代語研究会, 2004
  • Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  • 2000, Jonathan Bunt, Gillian Hall, The Oxford Starter Japanese Dictionary, First Edition, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN
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