気 means “spirit, energy”

き · ki

Also: mind, air, atmosphere

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

いき, き

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

キ, ケ

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The story

Steam rising from cooking rice: the invisible breath that animates everything. 気 flows through hundreds of Japanese words: 元気 is your wellspring of it, 天気 the sky's mood, 気持ち the heart's.

Used in 元気 (genki, healthy/energetic), 天気 (tenki, weather), and 気持ち (kimochi, feeling)

Words with 気

• 気力 (きりょく, kiryoku): willpower / energy
• 元気 (げんき, genki): healthy / energetic
• 人気 (にんき, ninki): popularity
• 天気 (てんき, tenki): weather
• 天気 (てんき, tenki): weather
• 気温 (きおん, kion): temperature
• 蒸気 (じょうき, jouki): steam / vapor

More from Healing & Spirit

• 元 origin
• 死 death
• 病 illness
• 医 doctor
• 悪 bad
• 薬 medicine
• 弱 weak

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Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.