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気配 (けはい): indication, sign, hint — Japanese vocabulary

気配 is read けはい and means "indication, sign, hint". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

気配

Reading
けはい · kehai
Translation
indication, sign, hint
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
けはいがけはいが

Example

何事かが今にも起こりそうなけはいを感じていた。

なにごとかがいまにもおこりそうなけはいをかんじていた。

He felt that something was about to happen.

Kanji in this word

  • 気 — spirit, mood
  • 配 — distribute

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