What does the kanji 気 mean?

The kanji 気 (iki) means "spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood". It is a JLPT N5 character.

"iki" is written with the kanji 気, meaning "spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood". Its readings are onyomi (Chinese-derived) き (ki), け (ke), kunyomi (native Japanese) いき (iki). It is a JLPT N5 character.

How do you write the kanji 気?

Write 気 ("spirit") by following the correct stroke order. Use the interactive, step-by-step stroke order animation on this page to practise each stroke in sequence and build muscle memory.

What are the readings of 気?

気 has these readings: onyomi (Chinese-derived) き (ki), け (ke), kunyomi (native Japanese) いき (iki).

気“spirit” Kanjiiki / ki

JLPT N5

How to write 気

気 (spirit) kanji stroke order diagram with numbered strokes

Meaning and readings

Meaning

spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood

Onyomi (音読み)

き ki
け ke

Chinese reading

Kunyomi (訓読み)

いき iki

Japanese reading

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Example sentences using 気

Human-reviewed sentence pairs from the Tatoeba corpus, with readings shown above the kanji.

ストレスためないように気きをつかう。
I take care not to be stressed out.
気 (き)
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今日きょうは出でかけたい気分きぶんだ。
I feel like going out today.
気分 (きぶん)
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電気でんきをつけていただけませんか。
Would you be so kind as to turn the light on?
電気 (でんき)
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Read 気 in a story

Short Japanese comics written so that every word in them is JLPT N5. One of them teaches this character — the match is on the words an episode teaches, not every character in its dialogue.