雰ふん囲い気き

also: ふいんき

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 2,000

Meanings

1

noun

atmosphere; mood; ambience; feel

The overall feeling or mood of a place, situation, or group of people. Often used in everyday conversation; the pronunciation ふいんき is very common in speech.

この店みせは落おち着ついた雰ふん囲い気きですね。
This shop has a calm atmosphere, doesn't it?

会かい議ぎの雰ふん囲い気きが急きゅうに重おもくなった。

The mood of the meeting suddenly became heavy.

2

noun

aura; air; presence (of a person)

Refers to the distinctive quality or impression that a person gives off. Often used with modifiers like 独特な or 不思議な.

彼かの女じょはミステリアスな雰ふん囲い気きを持もっている。
She has a mysterious aura.

3

noun

(Earth's) atmosphere

obsolete term

Obsolete term for the Earth's atmosphere; modern Japanese uses 大気 (たいき) instead.

Written forms

雰囲気Usage99%
- ふんいき
  Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
- ふいんき
  irregular kana usage
ふんいきUsage1%
Kana spelling is common in casual writing and when the kanji are considered difficult.
ふんい気きUsage<1%
search-only kanji form
フンイキUsage<1%
ふん囲い気きUsage<1%
search-only kanji form
ふいんき
irregular kana usage
Common colloquial pronunciation and kana spelling; often used in speech and informal writing.

Kanji

雰atmosphere, fog
囲surround, besiege, store
気spirit, mind, air

Similar words

大たい気き
大気 is the modern scientific term for the Earth's atmosphere, while 雰囲気 in this sense is obsolete.
空くう気き
空気 can also mean 'atmosphere' in a social sense (e.g., 空気を読む), but 雰囲気 focuses more on the overall mood or ambience of a place or person.

Etymology

The kanji 雰 (mist, atmosphere) and 囲 (surround) combine to suggest the surrounding atmosphere or mood. The irregular pronunciation ふいんき is a common metathesis of ふんいき.