JLPT N3 · な-adjective

陽気 (youki)

陽気 (ようき, youki) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “cheerful; jovial”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ようき
Romaji: youki
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

cheerful; jovial; merry; lively · な-adjective, noun
weather; season · noun
spirit of yang · noun

Example sentences

ナンシーはとても陽気でかわいらしい性格だ。

Nancy has a very lively and sweet temperament.

Tatoeba #198995

今日は汗ばむような陽気だ。

It's warm enough today to bring out a slight sweat.

Tatoeba #171660

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

Conjugation of 陽気

な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	陽気だ	ようきだ youkida
Present (polite)	陽気です	ようきです youkidesu
Negative	陽気じゃない	ようきじゃない youkijanai
Past	陽気だった	ようきだった youkidatta
Negative past	陽気じゃなかった	ようきじゃなかった youkijanakatta
Te-form	陽気で	ようきで youkide
Before a noun	陽気な	ようきな youkina
Adverb (~ni)	陽気に	ようきに youkini

Kanji in 陽気

陽

sunshine, yang principle, positiveヨウ・ひ · 12 strokes

気

spirit, mind, airキ・ケ・いき・き · 6 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 陽気.

太陽たいようSun陽射ひざしsunlight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)気きspirit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

Source: JMdict entry 1546990 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.