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気 — spirit, air, energy

き気 spirit

Grade 1 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 6 strokes weather technology

U+6C17 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #113 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #1885 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

spirit
air
energy
mood

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き ki On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

気(き) ki spirit 人(にん) 気(き) ninki popularity 気(き) づく kizuku to notice 天(てん) 気(き) tenki weather 気(き) に入(い) る kiniiru to like 気(き) がつく kigatsuku to notice 本(ほん) 気(き) honki serious 一(いっ) 気(き) に ikkini at once

け・げ ke On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

何(なに) 気(げ) ない nanigenai casual 色(いろ) 気(け) iroke sex appeal 気(け) 配(はい) kehai indication 湿(しっ) 気(け) shikke moisture 眠(ねむ) 気(け) nemuke sleepiness 吐(は) き気(け) hakike nausea

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Components

Composed of

气 steam

乂 govern

Pictographic evolution. The grapheme 气 depicts rising steam or vapor — air, spirit, energy. Extended to vital life force (ki) and mood.

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Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

#84 气 steam

気 — spirit, air, energy

Meanings

word

き ki On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

け・げ ke On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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気 — spirit, air, energy

Meanings

word

き ki On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

け ・げ ke On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

Keyboard Shortcuts

General

け・げ ke On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).