気

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

• 𭰑, 𪽺

• 氣 (Kyūjitai form of 気)

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

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

(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

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

From Middle Chinese 氣 (MC kʰɨi^H).

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

• On’yomi: Kan’on
  • (Tokyo) き [kì] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
  • IPA^(key): [kʲi]

気 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 氣, hiragana き, rōmaji ki)

1. spirit, mood

   遊 (あそ)ぶ気 (き)満々 (まんまん)

   asobu ki manman

   brimming with desire to go and play

2. inclination, will, mood, urge

   気 (き)が向 (む)いたら連絡 (れんらく)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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From Middle Chinese 氣 (MC kʰɨi^H).

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

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

• On’yomi: Goon
  • (Tokyo) け​ [kéꜜ] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
  • (Tokyo) け [kè] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
  • IPA^(key): [ke̞]

気 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 氣, hiragana け, rōmaji ke)

1. a sign
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気 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 氣, hiragana け, rōmaji ke-)

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気 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 氣, hiragana け, rōmaji -ke)

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