Kanji Detail for 氣 - "spirit, energy, air"

氣

Jinmeiyō Kanji

Meaning
氣 means "spirit, energy, air."
1. Spirit - Energy; vitality.
2. Air - Atmosphere; breath.
3. Mood - A feeling; a temperament.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

spirit; mind; air; atmosphere; mood

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

air, gas, steam, vapor; spirit

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

gas; air; smell; weather; to make angry; to annoy; to get angry; vital energy; qi

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

air, gas; steam, vapor; anger

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

Breath. Referring to what is inhaled and exhaled. That which has no visible form but can be sensed is called 氣. As in fortune (氣運), weather (氣象), smell (氣味), charm (氣韻), and the like. Spirit manifested externally, as in courage (勇氣), spirit (神氣). | Climate. As in seasonal weather is called 節氣 (solar terms). | Colloquially, anger is called 氣. As in getting angry is called 動氣.
Onyomi

ke(け)

ki(き)
Kunyomi

iki(いき)
Strokes

10 strokes
Radical

气 (kigamae)
Related Keywords
spirit energy air breath mood atmosphere vitality vigor force power feeling temperament nature essence steam gas weather climate aura presence