き
気

noun

  1. spirit, mind, heart.
  2. nature, disposition.
  3. motivation, intention. Usu. after a verb.
  4. mood, feelings.
  5. ambience, atmosphere, mood.
  6. qi (in traditional Chinese philosophy and medicine), chi, ki.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
き
気
 気 き ✔
き
氣
 氣 き

Contained Kanji Breakdown

spirit, mind, air
キ　き　ケ (1st, N5)
spirit, steam radical (no. 84)
キ　ケ　いき (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)