# 気

| 気 | U+6C17, &#27671; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6C17 |
| ← 氖 [U+6C16] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 氘 → [U+6C18] |

## Translingual

| Traditional | 氣 |
| Shinjitai | 気 |
| Simplified | 气 |

### Han character

気 (Kangxi radical 84, 气+2, 6 strokes, cangjie input 人弓大 (ONK), four-corner 8041$_7$, composition ⿹气㐅)

#### Derived characters

* 𭰑, 𪽺

#### Related characters

* 氣 (Kyūjitai form of 気)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 599, character 4
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 17046
* Dae Jaweon: page 990, character 17
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present, would follow volume 3, page 2010, character 3
* Unihan data for U+6C17

## Japanese
### Glyph origin

Simplified from 氣 (米 → 㐅) in the 1946 Tōyō kanji list.

### Kanji

| Shinjitai | 気 |
| Kyūjitai | 氣 |
(First grade kyōiku kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 氣)
* breath
* gas
* atmosphere
* spirit
* feeling, mood
* condition, sign, state
* 24-week-period in a year
* disease

#### Readings

* Go-on: け (ke, Jōyō)
* Kan-on: き (ki, Jōyō)
* Kun: いき (iki, 気)

#### Compounds

* 電(でん)気(き) (denki)
* 土(ど)気(き) (doki)
* 怒(ど)気(き) (doki)
* 元(げん)気(き) (genki)
* 本(ほん)気(き) (honki)
* 意(い)気(き) (iki)
* 陰(いん)気(き) (inki)
* 邪(じゃ)気(き) (jaki)
* 蒸(じょう)気(き) (jōki, “steam”)
* 火(か)気(き) (kaki)
* 風(かざ)気(け) (kazake)
* 気(き)化(か) (kika)
* 鬼(き)気(き) (kiki)
* 気(き)味(み) (kimi), 気(ぎ)味(み) (-gimi)
* 気(き)力(りょく) (kiryoku)
* 気(き)相(そう) (kisō, “gaseous phase”)
* 気(き)息(そく) (kisoku)
* 気(き)体(たい) (kitai)
* 空(くう)気(き) (kūki)
* 熱(ねっ)気(き) (nekki)
* 眠(ねむ)気(け) (nemuke)
* 冷(れい)気(き) (reiki)
* 霊(れい)気(き) (reiki)
* 気(き)学(がく) (kigaku)
* 殺(さっ)気(き) (sakki)
* 生(せい)気(き) (seiki)
* 心(しん)気(き) (shinki)
* 神(しん)気(き) (shinki)
* 沼(しょう)気(き) (shōki)
* 水(すい)気(き) (suiki)
* 帯(たい)気(き)音(おん) (taikion)
* 天(てん)気(き) (tenki)
* 悪(わる)気(ぎ) (warugi)
* 妖(よう)気(き) (yōki)
* 陽(よう)気(き) (yōki)
* 勇(ゆう)気(き) (yūki)
* 気(け)配(はい) (kehai)

### Etymology 1

* Kanji in this term
* 気
* き Grade: 1
* kan'on
* Alternative spelling
* 氣 (kyūjitai)
From Middle Chinese 氣 (MC khj+jH).
The kan'on reading, so likely a later borrowing. Compare modern Mandarin 氣 / 气 (qi), Northern Min 氣 / 气 (ki̿), Min Nan 氣 / 气 (khì).

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) き [kì] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [kʲi]

#### Noun

気(き) • (ki)
* spirit, mood
    遊(あそ)ぶ気(き)満(まん)々(まん)
       asobu ki manman
       brimming with desire to go and play
* inclination, will, mood, urge
    気(き)が向(む)いたら連(れん)絡(らく)してね。
       Ki ga muitara renraku shite ne.
       Feel free to contact me if you feel like it (lit. if your mood faces towards it).
    なんとなくやる気(き)が出(で)ない。
       Nan-to-naku yaru ki ga denai.
       I just somehow don't feel like doing it. (lit. My urge to do it just isn't coming out.)
* feeling, sense
    なんか変(へん)な気(き)がするんだよね。
       Nanka hen na ki ga suru n da yo ne.
       Something feels kind of off, doesn't it?
* air, gas
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##### Idioms

* 気(き)がする (ki ga suru)
* 気(き)を付(つ)けて (ki o tsukete)
* 気(き)に食(く)わない, 気(き)にくわない (ki ni kuwanai)
* 気(き)がある (ki ga aru)
* 気(き)になる (ki ni naru)
* 気(き)に入(い)る (ki ni iru)
* 気(き)が向(む)く (ki ga muku)

### Etymology 2

* Kanji in this term
* 気
* け Grade: 1
* goon
* Alternative spelling
* 氣 (kyūjitai)
From Middle Chinese 氣 (MC khj+jH).
The goon reading, so likely the initial borrowing. Compare Eastern Min 氣 / 气 (ké).
In Old Japanese, this kanji is used to transcribe the 借音 (shakuon) kana of ⟨ke$_2$⟩.

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) け [kéꜜ] (Atamadaka –)
* (Tokyo) け [kè] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [ke̞]

#### Noun

気(け) • (ke)
* a sign
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#### Prefix

気(け) • (ke-)
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#### Suffix

気(け) • (-ke)
* air, nature, disposition, sense
    大人(おとな)気(げ)ない人(ひと)
       otonage nai hito
       childish person (lit. person without an adult air)
    意味有(いみあ)りげに言(い)う
       imi arige ni iu
       to say in a way implying meaningfulness
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### References

* 1 2 3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* 1 2 3 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN