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雰囲気

ふんいき

atmosphere, mood

Mnemonic

Three characters for a thing nobody can point at. It was fun ふん, and then it went icky いき: ふんいき.

Worth knowing

The feel of a place or a moment. 空気 くうき does the same job in 空気を読む, reading the room.

Built from

atmosphere
雨 rain + 分 part
surround, enclose
囗 border + 井 well
spirit, energy
Steam rising off something. The old form had rice giving off vapour.

Words sharing these kanji

circumference, surroundings to enclose, to encircle range, scope energetic, healthy feeling, sensation spirit, temperament to realize, to notice atmosphere, air mood, feeling seriousness indication, sign in one go

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