陰気(いんき)

いんき
na-adjective
gloomy; dreary; melancholy
1. gloomy; dreary; melancholy
having a dark, depressing, or cheerless quality
陰気(いんき)な天気(てんき)が続(つづ)く。
The gloomy weather continues.
この部屋(へや)は陰気(いんき)な雰囲気(ふんいき)がある。
This room has a dreary atmosphere.
彼(かれ)は陰気(いんき)な顔(かお)をして黙(だま)っていた。
He sat silently with a gloomy expression.

ETYMOLOGY:
陰(いん) (yin/shadow/negative) + 気(き) (spirit/atmosphere)

OPPOSITE:
陽気(ようき) - cheerful, lively, bright (from 陽(よう) yang/sun/positive)

CAN DESCRIBE:

  • 天気(てんき) - weather
  • 雰囲気(ふんいき) - atmosphere
  • 性格(せいかく) - personality
  • 場所(ばしょ) - places

RELATED:

  • 暗(くら)い - dark (more general)
  • 憂鬱(ゆううつ) - depressed, melancholy
  • じめじめ - damp and gloomy (onomatopoeia)
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Added 2026.1.28 8:50
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