気味

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
気 味
き
Grade: 1 		み
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
氣味 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) きみ [kìmíꜜ] (Odaka – [2])
  • IPA(key): [kʲimʲi]

Noun

気(き)味(み) • (kimi) 

  1. sensation, feeling

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
気 味
き > ぎ
Grade: 1 		み
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
氣味 (kyūjitai)

Suffix

気(ぎ)味(み) • (-gimi) 

  1. having or tending to have a certain trait
    天然(てんねん)気味(ぎみ)の人(ひと)
    tennen-gimi no hito
    airheaded person
    キレ気味(ぎみ)で言(い)う
    kire-gimi de iu
    say testily
    放置(ほうち)気味(ぎみ)
    hōchi-gimi
    abandoned
See also
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