Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 1

JLPT level: N5

113 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 6

Meaning: spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood

Kunyomi:

Onyomi:

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: きがまえ

Meaning: steam, breath

Strokes: 4

Examples

Examples with audio

候(きこう)   climate

持ち(きもち)   feeling

(てんき)   weather

(にんき)   popularity

(びょうき)   illness

な(げんきな)   energetic

を付ける(きをつける)   be careful

に入る(きにいる)   come to like, be pleased with

が狂う(きがくるう)   go mad, go crazy

(ねむけ)   sleepiness

湿(しっけ)   humidity

Onyomi Examples

spirit, mind, heart, nature, disposition, motivation, intention, mood, feelings, ambience, atmosphere, mood, qi (in traditional Chinese philosophy and medicine), chi, ki

キアイ (fighting) spirit, motivation, effort, shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.), cheer, yell, kiai, short shout when performing an attacking move

心意 ココロイキ spirit, disposition

ミズケ water content, moisture, juiciness, dampness, water vapor (vapour), steam, dropsy, edema, oedema

sign, indication, trace, touch, feeling, somehow, for some reason, seeming to be

ケハイ indication, sign, hint, sensation, feeling, tone (of the market)

イヤキ dislike, disgust, disinclination, tired of

ミズケ water content, moisture, juiciness, dampness, water vapor (vapour), steam, dropsy, edema, oedema

Kunyomi Examples

spirit, mind, heart, nature, disposition, motivation, intention, mood, feelings, ambience, atmosphere, mood, qi (in traditional Chinese philosophy and medicine), chi, ki

きあい (fighting) spirit, motivation, effort, shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.), cheer, yell, kiai, short shout when performing an attacking move

心意 こころいき spirit, disposition

みずけ water content, moisture, juiciness, dampness, water vapor (vapour), steam, dropsy, edema, oedema