気: spirit, mind
- JLPT level N5
- 6 strokes
- Radical 气
Also air, atmosphere, mood
Readings
On’yomi
- キ
- ケ
Kun’yomi
- いき
- き
On’yomi and kun’yomi?
On’yomi are readings that came from Chinese, written here in katakana. Kun’yomi are native Japanese readings, written in hiragana. Which one is used depends on the word: kanji in compounds often take an on’yomi, and a kanji standing alone often takes a kun’yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
Example words
- 気spirit; mind; heart
- 一気one breath
- 外気open air
- 気前generosity
- 語気tone; manner of speaking
- 人気popularity; public favor
Where do these words come from?
They are common words containing 気, from JMdict, picked automatically with words made of easier kanji first. They are not graded by JLPT level.
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Additional detailsSchool grade, frequency, Unicode and sources
- School grade
- Grade 1 (primary school)
- Newspaper frequency
- 113 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 气 no. 84
- Unicode
- U+6C17
School grade comes from the Japanese school curriculum. Frequency is the rank among the 2,500 most common kanji in newspapers. Neither is a JLPT level.
Sources for this entry
- KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0): meanings, on’yomi, kun’yomi, stroke count, school grade, newspaper frequency, radical
- Jonathan Waller's JLPT kanji lists (CC BY): JLPT level
- JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0): example words
- KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0): stroke order