Japanese Word Entry

Simplified Japanese form:

Kana:
Romaji:ki
Definitions:
  1. spirit, mind, heart

  2. nature, disposition

  3. intention, mind, will, motivation

  4. mood, feelings

  5. consciousness

  6. care, attention, consideration, worry

  7. interest

  8. (the) air, atmosphere

  9. ambience, atmosphere (of), air (of), mood

  10. fragrance, aroma, flavour, taste

  11. qi (in traditional Chinese philosophy and medicine), chi, ki

Alternative form:
  • 氣 【 き (ki) 】


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Chinese characters used in this word

spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood, gas, steam, vapor
Readings
Mandarin: ㄑㄧˋ (qì), ㄒㄧˋ (xì)
Cantonese: hei3
Japanese: キ (ki)、 ケ (ke) / いき (iki)
Korean: 기 (gi)
Vietnamese: khí
Variants
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