気
Energy, Spirit
| on’yomi | kun’yomi | Radicals |
|---|---|---|
| き | n/i | 气 + メ |
Meaning: Energy, Spirit
You’re looking for a treasure, but no normal treasure… a treasure that’s a stash of energy. Not gold, money, or anything like that. Imagine yourself finding it, and opening up a treasure chest. Out bursts a spirit ball of energy like you’ve never seen.
Try to touch the energy spirit, it’s pretty amazing. Is it solid? Does it shock you? What does it feel like? Be sure to imagine it out.
Reading: き
As you reach inside the energy spirit, you feel something hard inside. It’s a large key (き) that gives you access to another treasure.
You take the key and open another treasure that’s nearby. Open it up and see what’s inside. Imagine something spectacular.
Vocabulary
This vocab comes up a lot – be sure to pay attention to it! More words coming in the near future… like… a lot of words, and I’m not even counting all the words you’re learning now, which is also a lot. Learn the meanings most importantly, then learn what readings you can.
a 気（き）＝ Spirit, Energy
- Meaning: Same as the kanji
- Reading: The on’yomi reading, strangely enough… kun’yomi reading is basically useless for 気, at least when you start comparing.
a 気に入る（きにいる）＝ Like, Be Pleased With
- Combo: 気 (energy) に入る (insert)
- Meaning: If you enter energy into something, you must like it.
- Reading: The on’yomi reading of 気, but the kun’yomi reading of everything else (you can tell because of the hiragana sticking out).
a 気分（きぶん）＝ Feeling, Mood
- Combo: 気 (energy) + 分 (part)
- Meaning: Part of the energy of a place / person is their feelings / mood.
- Reading: On’yomi readings, all around!
a 気付く（きづく）＝ Notice
- Combo: 気 (energy) + 付く (attach)
- Meaning: If you attach energy onto something, you’ve noticed it. Think like Metal Gear Solid and the exclamation mark on someone’s head. 気付いた！
- Reading: On’yomi then kun’yomi, just like 気に入る
a 一気（いっき）＝ One Breath
- Combo: 一 (one) + 気 (energy)
- Meaning: It’s like one breath is one energy. Breathing gives you energy, and one breath gives you one energy.
- Reading: The on’yomi readings, with the shortened いち which you’ve seen a few times already.
a 人気（にんき）＝ Popular
- Combo: 人 (person) + 気 (energy, spirit)
- Meaning: Things that people put energy / spirit into are popular things
- Reading: The on’yomi readings of the kanji.
a 元気（げんき）＝ Spirit, Health
- Combo: 元 (origin) + 気 (energy)
- Meaning: Your health is the origin of your energy. If you don’t have health, you don’t have energy.
- Reading: The on’yomi readings of the kanji.
a 天気（てんき）＝ Weather
- Combo: 天 (heaven) + 気 (energy)
- Meaning: The energy of the heavens consists of lightning, rain, sun, etc. The weather!
- Reading: The on’yomi readings of the kanji.
a 本気（ほんき）＝ Seriousness, Truth
- Combo: 本 (true) + 気 (energy)
- Meaning: 本 also means “true” or “real.” That being said, “true energy” is seriousness, not kidding around (like fake energy).
- Reading: The on’yomi readings of the kanji.
a 平気（へいき）＝ Calm, Cool
- Combo: 平 (flat) + 気 (energy)
- Meaning: If it’s not volatile and moving around, it must be calm!
- Reading: On’yomi readings of the kanji.
a 一本気（いっぽんぎ）＝ One-Track Mind
- Combo: 一 (one) + 本気 (seriousness)
- Meaning: 本気 was seriousness, so if you only have one seriousness, then you have a really one track mind.
- Reading: The on’yomi readings of the kanji, with some alterations because of everything rubbing up against each other.
a 不人気（ふにんき）＝ Unpopular
- Combo: 不 (non-) + 人気 (popular)
- Meaning: Makes sense, especially when you know 人気.
- Reading: The on’yomi readings of the kanji.
Notes
That was a lot of words – read through them again and see if you focus on recalling the info this time, rather than memorizing it. Recalling is good for you.