Did you get it? \u201cThe \u6c17 (KI) to Succes\u201d as in\u2026 Ok. We know we’re not funny. It is true, however. In order to master a language, studying is the major key to success. This is why we will follow this lead and study some more Japanese sayings. Today\u2019s topic is (who would have guessed) the kanji \u6c17.<\/p>\n
This small very simple letter can be used in all kinds of different situations to express nearly everything one wants to say if put into the right context.
The Kanji \u6c17 (ki; sometimes also pronounced ke) basically means feeling, mood or spirit (but also gas or air). One of the words it appears in is the very popular \u5143\u6c17 (genki), as in GenkiJACS. Yet, the number and variety of words \u6c17 is commonly used with are enormous. Here are a few more examples:<\/p>\n
\u6c17\u6301\u3061 (kimochi) = feeling
\u75c5\u6c17 (byouki) = sickness
\u666f\u6c17 (keiki) = condition, state
\u7a7a\u6c17 (kuuki) = air
\u96f0\u56f2\u6c17 (fun’iki) = atmosphere
\u5929\u6c17 (tenki) = weather
\u6e6f\u6c17 (yuge) = steam
\u96fb\u6c17 (denki) = electricity<\/p>\n
(By the way, do not mix up the words \u7a7a\u6c17 and \u96f0\u56f2\u6c17. It might lead to the embarrassing and confusing moment when you tell your colleagues or teachers that you like your company because the \u201cair is so nice\u201d.)<\/p>\n
When you’ve mastered some of the most important \u6c17 vocabulary (hah), you’ve already got the easy part covered. However, one cannot survive a Japanese conversation without knowing at least the most important phrases that contain this word. This can be very difficult and complicated at times as they are all very similar and can therefore easily get you confused. Here are some examples:<\/p>\n
\u6c17\u306b\u5165\u308b (ki ni hairu) \u2192 \u201csth. gets into one\u2019s spirit\u201d = to like something.
\u6c17\u306b\u306a\u308b (ki ni naru) \u2192 \u201csth. becomes one\u2019s mood\u201d = to be on one\u2019s mind, to be curious about something
\u6c17\u306b\u3059\u308b (ki ni suru) \u2192 \u201csth. is done to one\u2019s spirit\u201d = to be troubled or worried about something
\u6c17\u306b\u89e6\u308b (ki ni sawaru) \u2192 \u201csth. touches one\u2019s mood\u201d = to get on one\u2019s nerves
\u6c17\u306e\u305b\u3044 (ki no sei) \u2192 \u201cit\u2019s one\u2019s mind\u2019s fault\u201d = it is just imagination
\u6c17\u306e\u306a\u3044 (ki no nai) \u2192 \u201cwithout soul\u201d = being indifferent or half-hearted<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
| Did you get it? \u201cThe \u6c17 (KI) to Succes\u201d as in\u2026 Ok. We know we’re not funny. It is true, however. In order to master a language, studying is the major key to success. This is why we will follow this lead and study some more Japanese sayings. Today\u2019s topic is (who would have…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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