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気

Kanji 気: meaning "spirit, mood", readings, stroke order

The kanji 気 means "spirit, mood". On'yomi: キ、ケ; kun'yomi: —. JLPT N5 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
spirit, mood
On'yomi
キケ
Kun'yomi
—
Strokes
6
Level
JLPT N5
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Old form
氣 旧字体: the form used before 1946, still seen in names and older texts.

Words with 気

  • 天気 てんき — Weather
  • 電気 でんき — Electricity / light
  • 病気 びょうき — Illness
  • 気持ち きもち — Feeling / mood
  • 元気 げんき — Energetic / healthy
  • 病気 びょうき — Illness / sick
  • 気分 きぶん — feeling, mood
  • 空気 くうき — air, atmosphere
  • 天気予報 てんきよほう — weather forecast
  • 気候 きこう — Climate
  • 気温 きおん — Air temperature
  • 活気 かっき — vigor; liveliness; vitality; energy

Stroke order · 6 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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