By learning the 気 idioms, you're learning 2 words for the price of 1. You can study not only the literal meaning of the 気 partner word, but also the idiomatic meaning when used with 気.
You probably already know what 気 means, right? It means feeling, mind, sensation. It's the "ki" in genki. Now look at how many of your feelings you can express by learning its idiomatic expressions.
The "気 が’s”
ある to have 気がある to be interested in
ちる to scatter 気が散る to be distracted
はれる to clear 気が晴れる to feel relieved
はりつめる to stretch 気が張り詰める to be fully alert
はやい fast 気が早い to be hasty
ひける to pull back 気が引ける to feel ashamed
めいる to go down 気が滅入る to get depressed
おおきい big 気が大きい to be generous
おもい heavy 気が重い to be depressing
すすまない to not proceed 気が進まない to not be in the mood for
たっている standing 気が立っている to be on edge
つく to become aware 気がつく to be attentive
The "気 に’s”
なる to become 気になる to feel uneasy
さわる to interfere 気に障る to offend
する to do 気にする to do
やむ to be sick 気に病む to be worried
The "気 を’s”
吐く to spew, throw up 気を吐く to be elated
ひく to pull 気を引く to attract
くさらす to rot 気を腐らす to be depressed
おとす to drop 気を落とす to be disappointed
ゆるす to trust 気を許す to let one's guard down
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Monday, September 12, 2011
Expressing Your Feelings in Japanese Part 1
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Summer Kanji--Part 1
夏natsu-summer
熱netsu-heat, temperature, fever
祭日saijitsu-festival day, holiday
虫-mushi-insect
酎ハイ-chuhai-delicious drink
蒸し暑いmushi atsui-humid
果物kudamono-fruit
梅ume-plum
梅干し-umeboshi-pickled plum
梅酒umeshu-Plum liquor
休みyasumi-vacation
先輩sempai-elders
扇風機-sempuki-electric fan
石けん-sekken-soap
滝-taki-waterfall
誕生日-tanjobi-birthday
乾いた-kawaita-dry
酒-sake-sake
泳ぐ-oyogu-swim
大井川-Oigawa-Oi River
お祭り-omatsuri-festival
蜘蛛-kumo-spider
蚊-ka-mosquito
花火-hanabi-fireworks
泉-izumi-fountain, spring
地獄-jigoku-hell, inferno
乾くkawaku-feels dry
風-kaze-wind
季節kisetsu-season
公園-koen-park
富士山Fuji san-Mt. Fuji
沖縄-Okinawa
下田-Shimoda
自慢jiman-pride
東京Tokyo
神社jinja-Shinto Shrine
実験-jikken-experiment
人事移動jinji-idou---personal changes
凍るkouru-to freeze, to be frozen
海umi--sea
裸体ratai-nakedness (の)naked
冷却する-raikyaku suru-to cool
冷水reisui-cold water
冷凍する-freeze, refrigerate
冷蔵庫reizouko-refrigerator
お空ozora-sky
運動-undou-sports, exercise
氷-kouri-ice
波nami-wave
暑さ-atsusa-hot weather
Labels:
Japanese summer,
Studying Japanese,
Summer kanji
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