noun
Refers to magnetic force or magnetic properties, used in scientific and everyday contexts.
磁気の力で鉄が引き寄せられる。
Iron is attracted by magnetic force.
このカードは磁気でデータを読み取ります。
This card reads data using magnetism.
Compound of 磁 (magnet) and 気 (spirit/energy), coined in the modern era to translate Western scientific concepts of magnetism.