JLPT N5 Kanji: 気 (ki, ke) – spirit, air, feeling

JLPT N5 Kanji: 気 (ki, ke) – spirit, air, feeling

Readings: キ (Onyomi), け (as suffix)

Meaning: spirit, mind, feeling, air, atmosphere

気 is one of the most frequently used kanji in Japanese, representing the unseen energy or spirit behind actions and emotions. It appears in many useful words like 元気 (healthy), 天気 (weather), 気持ち (feeling), and 気をつけて (take care).

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Kanji Details

Radical气 (steam, air)
Strokes6
JLPT LevelN5
Grade2nd Grade

Readings

Onyomi
Otherけ (as part of words)

How to Write – Stroke Order

気 represents air or spirit and has flowing strokes like wind. It is often taught early because it appears in so many essential words.

  • Start with the steam radical (气) on top
  • Then complete with the strokes below representing breath or vapor
Stroke order for 気

Example Sentences

Japanese: 元気ですか?

Kana: げんきですか?

Romaji: Genki desu ka?

English: How are you?

Japanese: 天気がいいですね。

Kana: てんきがいいですね。

Romaji: Tenki ga ii desu ne.

English: The weather is nice, isn’t it?

Japanese: 気をつけてください。

Kana: きをつけてください。

Romaji: Ki o tsukete kudasai.

English: Please be careful.

Vocabulary Using 気

WordReadingMeaning
元気げんきhealthy, fine
天気てんきweather
気持ちきもちfeeling
気分きぶんmood, condition
気をつけるきをつけるto be careful

🔗 N5 Grammar & Vocabulary

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