also: きび
noun
Most often encountered in evaluative expressions such as 気味が悪い, meaning that something feels unpleasant, eerie, or unsettling. The fixed phrase いい気味 has its own idiomatic force, roughly 'serves you right.'
See also: いい気味 (いいきみ)
夜中にドアが少し開いていて、気味が悪かった。
The door was slightly open in the middle of the night, and it felt creepy.
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)
風邪の気味があるので、今日は早めに帰ります。
I have a touch of a cold, so I'll go home early today.
彼の発言には少し自慢の気味がある。
There is a slight tendency toward bragging in what he says.