気
き
hepburn ki
spirit, mind, mood
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 気をつけてください。Please take care.
- 気分がいいです。I feel good.
Collocations
気 (ki, spirit)気持ち (kimochi, feeling)気分 (kibun, mood)元気 (genki, well)気をつける (kiwotsukeru)
Mnemonic
Ki-spirit (気) is "spirit / mind / energy" — A + cluster (Japan cultural concept cluster). Vocabulary depth: (1) genki (vigor / health); (2) kimochi (feeling / mood); (3) kibun (mood / atmosphere); (4) tenki (weather); (5) kuuki (air); (6) fun-iki (atmosphere); (7) byouki (illness); (8) idioms ki o tsukeru, ki ni suru, ki ni iru frequent. Korean gi / jeong / maeum split and Chinese qi / shen / qing split; Japans single ki helper extensive derivation unique.
Quick check
Ki multi-layers?