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陰気 (いんき, inki) Japanese meaning: gloomy | Kotomora
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彼かれ
は
陰いん
気き
な
性せい
格かく
で
、
あまり
笑わら
わ
ない
。
He has a gloomy personality and rarely laughs.
This room has no windows and feels dismal.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 は 陰いん 気き な 性せい 格かく だ someone has a gloomy personality
He has a gloomy personality and doesn't talk to people much.
陰いん 気き な 顔かお をする to have a gloomy, glum look on one's face
She always has a gloomy look on her face.
陰いん 気き な 雰ふん 囲い 気き a gloomy, dismal atmosphere
This shop has a gloomy atmosphere hanging over it.
〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 が 陰いん 気き だ a place feels gloomy or dreary
This room is gloomy because it has no windows.
Related words· 9 暗い is the broad, everyday word for dark or gloomy (physically or emotionally), while 陰気 specifically describes a cheerless, depressing personality or atmosphere.
憂鬱 describes a person's own inner feeling of depression, while 陰気 describes how a person or place outwardly appears gloomy to others.
陰鬱 is a more literary, intense synonym of 陰気, often used for oppressive weather or atmosphere.
陰気 directly means gloomy or cheerless in personality or atmosphere, while 湿っぽい uses the image of dampness to convey a similar heavy, sad feeling.
Show 5 more 陰気 describes a generally gloomy, dark personality or atmosphere, while どんより more often describes a momentary dull, heavy look (eyes, mood, sky).
陰気 describes a dark, gloomy mood or personality, while 重苦しい focuses on an atmosphere that feels heavy and hard to bear.
陰気 describes a gloomy, dark atmosphere or personality more strongly than 冴えない, which just means lacking brightness or energy.
陰気 describes a generally dark, gloomy atmosphere or personality, whereas むっつり focuses specifically on sullen silence.
Opposites· 6 cheerful; jovial; lively · weather; season · yang energy; spirit of yang
陰気 describes a gloomy, lifeless atmosphere or mood, the opposite of the vivid vitality expressed by 生き生き.
陰気 describes a gloomy, dark mood or personality, the direct opposite of the cheerful, sunny quality of 明朗.
Show 3 more Don't confuse with 陰険 means sly and malicious in a scheming way, whereas 陰気 simply means gloomy or cheerless without implying any hidden malice.
陰湿 describes cruelty carried out in a sneaky, insidious way (e.g. 陰湿ないじめ), while 陰気 just means the mood or atmosphere is gloomy.
陰気 describes a gloomy atmosphere, mood, or person in everyday speech, while 陰性 is more formal/technical and also covers medical test results, a meaning 陰気 lacks.
Written forms 陰いん 気き Usage 90%
Standard kanji spelling; the antonym is 陽気.
いんき Usage 10%
Etymology From Chinese 陰氣 (yīnqì), composed of 陰 (yin, dark) and 気 (energy, spirit). The modern Japanese meaning 'gloomy' developed from the philosophical concept of yin as the dark, passive principle.
陰気 describes a gloomy, depressing mood or atmosphere in general, whereas 薄暗い refers specifically to a lack of light.
陰気 describes a gloomy, dark mood or personality, the direct opposite of the bright, cheerful 快活.
陰気 describes a gloomy, dark mood or atmosphere, the opposite of the bright, cheerful quality of 朗らか.
陰気 describes a gloomy, dark mood or atmosphere, the opposite of the upbeat energy of ノリノリ.
