Please be careful of cars.
I took a deep breath and calmed my mind.
After winning, he became a little overconfident.
nature; disposition; temperament
Used for a person's habitual character or temperament, especially in set descriptions such as 気が短い or 気のいい人.
See also: 気が短い
My father is short-tempered.
He is a good-natured person.
Common after a verb or in compounds such as やる気, meaning one's willingness, intention, or drive to do something.
I don't feel like going out today.
She is full of motivation.
Refers to a temporary emotional state or inclination, as in 気が重い, 気が変わる, or 気が進まない.
When I think about tomorrow's meeting, I feel weighed down.
I changed my mind halfway through.
Used especially in the expression 気を失う, meaning to lose consciousness or faint.
See also: 気を失う
He lost consciousness from the heat.
care; attention; consideration; worry
Covers paying attention, being considerate, or worrying about something; common in expressions such as 気を使う, 気をつける, and 気にする.
See also: 気を使う
She is always considerate of the people around her.
Don't worry too much about every little detail.
Used when someone's interest or attention is attracted, especially in phrases such as 気を引く.
See also: 気を引く
The advertisement had a design that caught children's interest.
air; physical atmosphere
Elevated or literary use for the physical air or atmosphere of a place; everyday Japanese usually uses 空気 for literal 'air'.
The morning mountain air was cold.
ambience; atmosphere; mood of a place
Refers to the felt atmosphere or mood surrounding a place or situation. As a standalone noun this is more literary than the common word 雰囲気.
A tense atmosphere hung over the venue.
Technical or philosophical sense from East Asian thought, martial arts, and traditional medicine: a vital energy or force thought to flow through the body or world.
In East Asian medicine, qi is thought to circulate through the body.
He worries about other people's opinions.
She pays attention to even the smallest details.
She doesn't let her guard down with people she's just met.
If you say that, he'll be offended.
Don't be discouraged even if you fail the exam.
Buying the present already? You're getting ahead of yourself.
Once he apologized, I finally felt satisfied.
気分 usually names one's mood or physical condition at a given moment, whereas 気 also covers motivation, disposition, and attention beyond just mood.
意欲 is a formal, written word for motivation, while 気 (as in やる気) expresses the same idea in everyday speech.
空気 is the normal, everyday word for the atmosphere of a place or literal air, while standalone 気 in this sense is more literary or bound to set phrases.
神経 refers to mental sensitivity or strain in a bodily-nerve sense (神経を使う), while 気 is the broader everyday word for mind or attention and is often interchangeable in the same set phrases (気を使う).
feeling; sensation; mood · readiness; attitude; preparedness · thought; sentiment; gratitude · a bit; slightly; a little
popularity; public favor · market sentiment; market tone; condition
lively; energetic; full of spirit · healthy; well; in good health
feeling; mood
notice; realize; become aware of · regain consciousness; come to
Standard modern kanji spelling. Many uses of 気 appear in fixed expressions and compounds rather than as a freely translated standalone noun.
Outdated kanji form of 気, seen in older texts, names, calligraphy, or deliberately traditional styling.
気 is the modern Japanese form of the older character 氣. The reading き is Sino-Japanese and is associated with the Chinese concept of qi, originally tied to ideas such as vapor, breath, and vital energy; modern Japanese extends it widely to mind, mood, attention, motivation, and atmosphere.
carefree; lighthearted; easygoing · ease; lightness of heart
weather · fine weather; fair weather
in one go; all at once; without stopping · suddenly; all of a sudden
courage; bravery; nerve
motivation; drive; enthusiasm; will to do something
calm; unconcerned; unfazed · fine; all right; OK
air temperature; temperature
affair; cheating; extramarital sex · fickleness; capriciousness; inconstancy
very popular; hugely popular
care of; c/o
feeling; sensation; sense · tendency; propensity; hint of
feels good; pleasant; comfortable
madness; insanity
climate
carefree; at ease; comfortable · easygoing; happy-go-lucky
atmosphere; air · magnanimity; generosity
business conditions; the market; economic climate · good times; prosperity; boom · liveliness; energy; spirit
atmospheric pressure; air pressure · atmosphere (unit of pressure)
weather; weather conditions · disposition; temperament
put on airs; be affected; act pretentiously · act like; pretend to be; pose as
eerie; creepy; ominous; uncanny