See also: 空氣

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くう
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Grade: 1
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Alternative spelling
空氣 (kyūjitai)

Etymology edit

Coined by Maeno Ryōtaku in 1777.[1]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(くう)() (kūki

  1. air, atmosphere
    • 1999 November 18, “エア・イーター [Air Eater]”, in Vol.6, Konami:
      (しゅう)()(くう)()()べてしまい、(あい)()(ちっ)(そく)させるモンスター。
      Shūi no kūki o tabete shimai, aite o chissoku saseru monsutā.
      A monster that feeds on all of the surrounding air and suffocates its opponent.
  2. mood, atmosphere, usually with peer pressure
  3. (colloquial, figurative) someone or something with a weak presence

Synonyms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Kiyohide Arakawa, 「空気」語源考, in 第4回 漢字文化圏近代語研究会, 2004
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  • 2000, Jonathan Bunt, Gillian Hall, The Oxford Starter Japanese Dictionary, First Edition, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN