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 Show fewer 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.
陰気 describes a gloomy, depressing mood or atmosphere in general, whereas 薄暗い refers specifically to a lack of light.
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 Show fewer 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 .
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.
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