気（き）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: spirit / feeling
Example sentences
- 気が変わって、行くのをやめた。 — I changed my mind and decided not to go.
- 彼は少し気が短いところがある。 — He can be a bit short-tempered at times.
Idioms & proverbs containing “気”
- 空気 (くうき) — air; atmosphere
- 病は気から (やまいはきから) — sickness and health start with the mind
- 短気は損気 (たんきはそんき) — haste makes waste; anger and haste hinder good counsel
- 色気より食い気 (いろけよりくいけ) — fair words fill not the belly; food before romance
- 人生意気に感ず (じんせいいきにかんず) — heart is won by heart
- 意気軒昂 (いきけんこう) — in high spirits; elated
Related words
See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
- Hear “気” pronounced in real videos (YouGlish)