Meaning: gas, spirit
Reading: キ、ケ（ゲ）
気候（キコウ）: climate
気体（キタイ）: a gas, a vapour
空気（クウキ）: air, the atmosphere
天気（テンキ）: the weather
元気（ゲンキ）（な）: healthy, lively
病気（ビョウキ）: illness, sickness
蒸気（ジョウキ）: vapour, steam
人気（ニンキ）: popularity, public interest
人気（ひとケ）: sense the presence of a person
塩気（しおケ）: a salty taste
危（あぶ）な気（ゲ）ない: safe, sure, secure
#気 is listed under the radical of #きがまえ（气）, which is a pictograph for “steam rising up.”
気’s original version was 氣 with 米 (rice) inside and its original meaning was “rice to give away to people.” In 合気道 (aikido), 氣 is still used quite often.
気’s original version was 氣 with 米 (rice) inside and its original meaning was “rice to give away to people.” In 合気道 (aikido), 氣 is still used quite often.
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