気

き

spirit, temperament

Mnemonic

Whatever it is you have got rising in you, and she wants to know how keen き any of it is for travelling: き.

Worth knowing

Turns up in a huge number of set phrases: 気をつけて be careful, 気にしないで don't worry about it.

Built from

気

spirit, energy

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

Also read き

木 tree

Words sharing these kanji

元気 energetic, healthy 気持ち feeling, sensation 気付く to realize, to notice 空気 atmosphere, air 気分 mood, feeling 本気 seriousness 雰囲気 atmosphere, mood 気配 indication, sign 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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