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EPISODE · Jun 1, 2023 · 4 MIN

Characteristics of “Ki”「気」の種類

from 3 Minute Japanese · host Julia

皆さん、こんにちは。3分日本語のお時間です。 Hello, everyone. Welcome or welcome back to 3-minute Japanese. 前回予告した通り、漢字の「気」をテーマにお送りしたいと思います。As I stated in the previous episode, we are looking at the kanji “Ki” in this episode. この漢字の読み方は3通りあり、それは「キ」・「ケ」・「ゲ」ですが、ほとんどの場合、「キ」と読みます。 There are three ways to pronounce the kanji character, which are “ki”, “ke”, and “ge”. Most of the time, the word is pronounced “ki”. さて、漢字の「気」が表す意味を大きく5つに分けてみました。I have categorized 5 different characteristics of the word, “ki”. 1. エネルギー、魂:energy and spirit Here are the examples. 例は以下の通りです。 「元気」energetic「やる気」motivation「気力」willpower「病気・びょうき」ailment「勇気・ゆうき」courage「電気・でんき」electricity 2. 空気: Air 例、examples 「大気・たいき」atmosphere, 「雰囲気・ふんいき」ambience「気配・けはい」presence「湯気・ゆげ」steam「気球・ききゅう」air balloon「湿気・しっけ」moisture「換気・かんき」ventilation「天気・てんき」weather「気候・きこう」climate「気圧・きあつ」air pressure 3. Desirability 魅力度 例、examples 「色気・いろけ」Sex appeal「人気・にんき」popularity 4. 感情、気分: feelings, moods 例、examples 「気持ち」feelings「短気・たんき」short-tempered「強気・つよき」self-assured「弱気」timid「内気・うちき」shy「本気・ほんき」serious「平気・へいき」calm 5. 注意、ケア: attention, care 例、examples 「気にする」care「気が散る」distract「気を張る」tense「気が付く」notice「気を付ける」be careful「気を使う」be attentive「気を配る」pay attention はい、今日はここまでです。次回はカテゴリーごとに注目して解説していきます。 That’s it for today. In the next few episodes, we will take a closer look at one category at a time. Thank you for listening and stay tuned for the next episode. ご静聴ありがとうございます。次回をお楽しみに。

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