気き味み

noun

tendency; propensity; hint of

Only with reading きみ

Noun use pronounced きみ, often in patterns like の気味がある to describe a slight tendency, trace, or touch of something. In many everyday compounds, the related suffix is pronounced ぎみ.

See also: 気味 (ぎみ)

• 風邪かぜの気き味みがあるので、今日きょうは早はやめに帰かえります。

  I have a touch of a cold, so I'll go home early today.

• 彼かれの発はつ言げんには少すこし自じ慢まんの気き味みがある。

  There is a slight tendency toward bragging in what he says.