気配

けはい

indication, sign

Mnemonic

Nothing moved and nothing made a sound, but the air at your back has changed and you turn round. Ke け, hai はい, yes: something is there and you knew before you saw it: けはい.

Built from

気

spirit, energy

Steam rising off something. The old form had rice giving off vapour.

配

distribute

酉 wine jar + 己 self

Words sharing these kanji

元気 energetic, healthy 気持ち feeling, sensation 気 spirit, temperament 気付く to realize, to notice 空気 atmosphere, air 気分 mood, feeling 本気 seriousness 雰囲気 atmosphere, mood 一気に in one go 平気 calm, all right 気に入る to like, to be pleased with 人気 popularity

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