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)

sensation, feeling

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
気	味
き > ぎ Grade: 1	み Grade: 3
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
氣味 (kyūjitai)

Sound change from 気(き)味(み) (kimi) above. The kimi changes to gimi as an instance of rendaku (連(れん)濁(だく)).

=Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ぎみ [gìmí] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [ɡʲimʲi]

Suffix

気(ぎ)味(み) • (-gimi)

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

勝(が)ち (-gachi)

References

“気味”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025