気 — JLPT N5 Kanji

気 (ki/ke/): spirit. JLPT N5 kanji.

Character Info

Kanji Strokes JLPT Radical Radical Meaning
6 N5 steam/air

Readings

Type Reading Romaji Notes
On (音) キ/ケ ki/ke Chinese-origin (音読み)

Meanings

  1. spirit
  2. energy
  3. feeling
  4. air
  5. atmosphere

Vocabulary

Word Reading Romaji English JLPT
天気 てんき tenki weather N5
元気 げんき genki healthy / energetic N5
気持ち きもち kimochi feeling / sensation N5
電気 でんき denki electricity / light N5
病気 びょうき byouki illness / disease N5

Stroke Order

Outer: 气 (steam radical, 3 strokes). Inner: 米 (rice, 3 strokes — simplified).

Mnemonic

Steam (气) rising from rice (米) — the vital energy/spirit of life.

Common Mistakes

気 is the simplified (shinjitai) form of 氣; the traditional form has more strokes inside the steam radical.