Refers to a person's malicious feelings or harmful intentions. Often used in expressions like 邪気のない (innocent, without malice).
彼の言葉には邪気が感じられなかった。
There was no malice felt in his words.
miasma; noxious air; bad air
Archaic or literary term for foul, disease-causing air or vapor, from pre-modern medical concepts. Rare in modern usage outside historical or fantasy contexts.
昔の人々は、邪気が病気を運ぶと信じていた。
People in the past believed that miasma carried disease.
彼女は邪気のない笑顔で答えた。
She answered with an innocent smile.
innocent; naive; simple-minded
Compound of 邪 (ja, 'wicked, evil') and 気 (ki, 'spirit, energy, air'). The 'miasma' sense reflects traditional East Asian beliefs about disease-causing vapors.