人気

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
人	気
にん Grade: 1	き Grade: 1
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
人氣 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) にんき [nìńkí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ɲ̟ĩŋʲkʲi]

Noun

人(にん)気(き) • (ninki)

popularity

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
人	気
ひと Grade: 1	け Grade: 1
yutōyomi

Alternative spelling
人氣 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ひとけ [hìtóké] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [çi̥to̞ke̞]

Noun

人(ひと)気(け) • (hitoke)

presence of people

Usage notes

Used in compounds meaning lack of human presence.

Derived terms

人気(ひとけ)のない (hitokenonai)
人気(ひとけ)がない (hitokeganai)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.