空気

See also: 空氣

Japanese

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

Etymology

Coined by Maeno Ryōtaku in 1777.[1]

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Kan’on
- (Tokyo) くうき [kúꜜùkì] (Atamadaka – [1])[2]
- IPA^(key): [kɯ̟ᵝːkʲi]
- Audio (file)

Noun

空気 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 空氣, hiragana くうき, rōmaji kūki)

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.
mood, atmosphere, usually with peer pressure

Synonyms

(air): 大気 (たいき) (taiki)
(mood): 雰 (ふん)囲 (い)気 (き) (fun'iki)

References

Kiyohide Arakawa, 「空気」語源考, in 第4回漢字文化圏近代語研究会, 2004
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2000, Jonathan Bunt, Gillian Hall, The Oxford Starter Japanese Dictionary, First Edition, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN

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