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Bushu (Radical) Info: 气 (きがまえ) – spirit

Henshall Mnemonic: spirit-like vapors from source x

Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #113 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:

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JLPT N5 Words

• 元気   [げんき]
  (adj-na,n) health(y); robust; vigor; energy; vitality; vim; stamina; spirit; courage; pep   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 天気   [てんき]
  (n) weather; the elements; fine weather   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 電気   [でんき]
  (n) electricity; (electric) light   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 病気   [びょうき]
  (n) illness; disease; sickness   [K] [D] [Jisho]

JLPT N4 Words

• 気   [き]
  (n) spirit; mood   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 気持ち   [きもち]
  (n) feeling; sensation; mood   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 気分   [きぶん]
  (n) feeling; mood   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 空気   [くうき]
  (n) air; atmosphere   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 天気予報   [てんきよほう]
  weather forecast; weather report   [K] [D] [Jisho]

JLPT N3 Words

• 活気   [かっき]
  (n) energy; liveliness   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 気に入る   [きにいる]
  (v5r) to be pleased with; to suit   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 気の毒   [きのどく]
  (adj-na,n) pitiful; a pity   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 気温   [きおん]
  (n) temperature   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 気候   [きこう]
  (n) climate   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 気付く   [きづく]
  (v5k) to notice; to recognize; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 気味   [きみ]
  (n) sensation; feeling   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 景気   [けいき]
  (n) condition; state; business (condition)   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 人気   [にんき]
  (n,adj-na) popular; business conditions; popular feeling   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 大気   [たいき]
  (n) atmosphere   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 雰囲気   [ふんいき]
  (n) atmosphere (e.g. musical); mood; ambience   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 勇気   [ゆうき]
  (n) courage; bravery; valour; nerve; boldness   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 陽気   [ようき]
  (adj-na,n) season; weather; cheerfulness   [K] [D] [Jisho]

JLPT N2 Words

• 換気   [かんき]
  (n) ventilation   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 気を付ける   [きをつける]
  (exp) to be careful; to pay attention; to take care   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 気圧   [きあつ]
  (n) atmospheric pressure   [K] [D] [Jisho]

JLPT N1 Words

Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT

• お気に入り   [おきにいり]
  (n) favorite; pet   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 悪気   [わるぎ]
  (n) ill will; malice; evil intent; ill feeling; distrust   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 意気   [いき]
  (n) spirit; heart; disposition   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 意気込み   [いきごみ]
  (n) ardor; enthusiasm   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 意気盛んだ   [いきさかんだ]
  be in high spirits   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 意気地   [いくじ]
  (n) self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 一気に   [いっきに]
  (adv) at once; at a breath (stroke, sitting)   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 英気   [えいき]
  (n) excellent talent   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 何気無く   [なにげなく]
  unintentionally; calmly; inadvertently; innocently   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 外気   [がいき]
  (n) open air   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 換気扇   [かんきせん]
  (n) ventilation fan   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 管区気象台   [かんくきしょうだい]
  district meteorological observatory   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 気に入り   [きにいり]
  (n) favorite; pet   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 気まま   [きまま]
  (adj-na,n) willfulness; selfishness; one's own way   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 気違い   [きちがい]
  (n) madness; mad   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 気鋭   [きえい]
  (adj-na,adj-no,n) spirited; energetic   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 気概   [きがい]
  (n) strong spirit   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 気掛かり   [きがかり]
  (adj-na,n) anxiety; concern; worry   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 気管   [きかん]
  (n) trachea   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 気管支   [きかんし]
  (n) bronchial tube   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 気球   [ききゅう]
  (n) balloon   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 気遣い   [きづかい]
  (n) consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 気合   [きあい]
  (n) scream; yell; fighting spirit   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 気取る   [きどる]
  (v5r) to affect; to put on airs   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 気象学   [きしょうがく]
  (n) meteorology   [K] [D] [Jisho]

Find more details for 気 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC

Acknowledgments

The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.

NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.

The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.

Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.

The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.

If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.