音読み: キ、ケ
訓読み: いき
画数: 6
部首: 气（きがまえ）
Meaning
Spirit / Air / Mood
- 気温 — temperature
- 気圧 — atmospheric pressure
- 気楽 — carefree; easygoing
- 気持ち — feeling
- 気配 — presence; sign
- 元気 — healthy; energetic
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- 気になる — be curious about; bother someone
- 気をつける — be careful; take care
- 気にする — worry about; mind something
- 気がする — have a feeling; seem like
- 気が付く — notice; realize
- 気分がいい — feel good; be in a good mood
- 気が重い — feel reluctant; feel weighed down
- 気が楽 — feel at ease; feel relieved
- 気が弱い — timid; weak-willed
- 気を使う — be considerate; worry about others
- 気が合う — get along well
- 気まずい — awkward; uncomfortable (socially)
- 気に入る — like; take a liking to
- 気を失う — lose consciousness
- 気を落とす — feel discouraged
The character “気” originally represents steam or vapor rising — a symbol of energy, breath, or atmosphere. It appears in many common phrases and plays a big role in describing emotions or unseen forces in daily life.