気(き)

き
noun
spirit, mind, feeling, air
1. spirit, mind
One's mental state or disposition.
気(き)をつけて。
Be careful.
気(き)が変(か)わった。
I changed my mind.
気(き)が合(あ)う友達(ともだち)がいると楽(たの)しい。
It's fun when you have friends you get along with.
彼(かれ)は気(き)を使(つか)いすぎて、いつも疲(つか)れている。
He worries too much about others and is always tired.
忙(いそが)しくて気(き)が休(やす)まる時間(じかん)がないので、週末(しゅうまつ)はゆっくり休(やす)みたい。
I'm so busy that I have no time to relax, so I want to take it easy on the weekend.
2. feeling, mood
A sense or inclination.
行(い)く気(き)がしない。
I don't feel like going.
何(なに)か変(へん)な気(き)がする。
I have a strange feeling.
前(まえ)にどこかで会(あ)った気(き)がするけど、思(おも)い出(だ)せない。
I feel like we've met somewhere before, but I can't remember.
疲(つか)れすぎて何(なに)も食(た)べる気(き)になれなかった。
I was so tired that I couldn't bring myself to eat anything.
試合(しあい)に負(ま)けてから気(き)が落(お)ちていたが、友達(ともだち)の言葉(ことば)で元気(げんき)が出(で)た。
I was feeling down after losing the match, but my friend's words cheered me up.
3. air, atmosphere
The prevailing feeling or mood of a place.
この場所(ばしょ)は気(き)がいい。
This place has a nice atmosphere.
不思議(ふしぎ)な気(き)が漂(ただよ)っている。
A mysterious air hangs over the place.
古(ふる)い神社(じんじゃ)に入(はい)ると、神聖(しんせい)な気(き)が感(かん)じられる。
When you enter an old shrine, you can feel a sacred atmosphere.
山(やま)の頂上(ちょうじょう)は気(き)が澄(す)んでいて、とても気持(きも)ちがいい。
The air at the mountain peak is clear and very refreshing.
この森(もり)は特別(とくべつ)な気(き)に満(み)ちていて、歩(ある)いているだけで心(こころ)が落(お)ち着(つ)く。
This forest is filled with a special atmosphere, and just walking through it calms the mind.

気(き) is one of the most versatile words in Japanese. It combines with many verbs and nouns to express mental states, feelings, and atmosphere.

COMMON EXPRESSIONS (MIND/ATTENTION):

  • 気(き)をつける: to be careful, to pay attention
  • 気(き)になる: to be on one's mind, to be concerned about
  • 気(き)がする: to have a feeling (that ~)
  • 気(き)が変(か)わる: to change one's mind
  • 気(き)が合(あ)う: to get along well
  • 気(き)を使(つか)う: to be considerate, to worry about others
  • 気(き)にしない: to not worry about it

COMMON EXPRESSIONS (MOOD/INCLINATION):

  • 気(き)が進(すす)まない: to not feel like doing something
  • 〜する気(き)になる: to feel like doing ~
  • 気(き)が済(す)む: to feel satisfied

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 元気(げんき): energy, health
  • 天気(てんき): weather
  • 気持(きも)ち: feeling
  • 人気(にんき): popularity
  • 空気(くうき): air, atmosphere
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Added 2026.1.9 21:18 · Revised 2026.3.27 10:43
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