also: りっき · りくき
noun
six atmospheric influences (yin, yang, wind, rain, darkness, light)
Traditional Chinese medicine concept; refers to six fundamental environmental forces.
六気の調和が健康に重要だとされる。
The harmony of the six atmospheric influences is considered important for health.
noun
six pathogenic factors (cold, heat, dryness, dampness, wind, fire)
In traditional Chinese medicine, these are external causes of disease.
六気のうち、風邪は風の邪気とされる。
Among the six pathogenic factors, the common cold is considered a wind pathogen.
noun
six emotions (joy, anger, sorrow, pleasure, love, hate)
Classical Chinese philosophical categorization of basic human emotions.
六気は喜怒哀楽愛憎の六つの感情を指す。
The six emotions refer to joy, anger, sorrow, pleasure, love, and hate.
From Chinese 六氣 (liùqì), a term in traditional Chinese philosophy and medicine. The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meanings.