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JLPT N4 · Noun

気 (ki)

気 (き, ki) is a Japanese noun meaning “spirit; mind”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
き
Romaji
ki
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. spirit; mind; heart · noun
  2. nature; disposition · noun
  3. intention; mind; will; motivation · noun · oft. after a verb
  4. mood; feelings · noun
  5. consciousness · noun

Example sentences

彼は年はとっているが気は若い。
Though he is old, he has a youthful spirit.
Tatoeba #101365
彼は親切というよりむしろ気がやさしい。
He is more gentle than kind.
Tatoeba #103674
もう待つ気が無くなった。
I don't feel like waiting any longer.
Tatoeba #194040

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 気

気
spirit, mind, airキ・ケ・いき・き · 6 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 気.

元気げんきlively天気てんきweather電気でんきelectricity病気びょうきillness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold)気分きぶんfeeling空気くうきair気持ちきもちfeeling天気予報てんきよほうweather forecast湿気しっけmoisture活気かっきenergy気温きおん(air) temperature気候きこうclimate気体きたいgas気味きみsensation

Source: JMdict entry 1221520 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.