Korean Word Entry
元氣| Hangul: | 원기 |
| Revised Romanization: | weongi |
| Definition: | energy, vigor, vitality |
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Chinese characters used in this word
| 元 | beginning, former time, origin, first, dollar, head |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄩㄢˊ (yuán) |
| Cantonese: | jyun4 |
| Japanese: | ゲン (gen)、 ガン (gan) / もと (moto)、 こうべ (koube) |
| Korean: | 원 (weon) |
| Vietnamese: | nguyên |
| 氣 | 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
| Simplified Chinese form: | 气 |
| Simplified Japanese form: | 気 |
| Semantic variant form: | 炁 |