気 – JLPT N5 Kanji, Kanji for air, atmosphere, mind, mood, spirit (With 3D Visualization)
Kanji for air, atmosphere, mind, mood, spirit
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気
- Meanings
- air, atmosphere, mind, mood, spirit
- Onyomi
- キ, ケ
- Kunyomi
- き
- Name Readings
- JLPT
- N5
- Grade
- 1
- Frequency
- -
- Kanji Writing Practice
- Practice
Stroke Order
Story
The kanji 気 comes from a combination of the old form of “steam or vapor” (气) and “rice” (米) underneath. Long ago, people saw steam rise from freshly cooked rice — invisible yet full of warmth and life. This image came to represent breath, air, and spirit — something you cannot see but can feel all around you. Over time, 気 grew to mean the energy or mood that fills people and nature, like the living “spirit” in the air.
Short Story
Steam rising from rice — unseen but full of warmth and life. 気 represents air, breath, and spirit — the invisible energy that moves all things.
Mnemonic
Picture a bowl of hot rice (米) steaming in the air — the warmth and vapor (气) rise and spread all around you. You can’t see it, but you can feel it — that’s 気, the spirit or energy that fills the world.
Vocabulary Examples
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 気 | き | spirit, mind, heart | common JLPT-N4 Noun |
| 気 | げ | seeming, giving the appearance of, giving one the feeling of | Suffix |
| 気 | け | sign, indication, trace, touch, feeling | Noun, Noun, used as a suffix |
| 気 | ぎ | -like nature, -like disposition, -ish temperament | Suffix |
| 気分 | きぶん | feeling, mood | common JLPT-N4 Noun |
| 気候 | きこう | climate | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 気圧 | きあつ | atmospheric pressure | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 気体 | きたい | gas, vapour, vapor, gaseous body | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 気質 | きしつ | disposition, temperament, nature, mentality, spirit, character, trait, turn of mind | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Noun, used as a suffix |
| 気象 | きしょう | weather (conditions) | common JLPT-N1 Noun |