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Pronunciation Edit Etymology 1 Edit Derived in the Heian period from writing the man'yōgana kanji 幾 cursive sōsho style.
き (romaji ki
The hiragana syllable き ( ki ) . Its equivalent in katakana is キ ( ki ) . It is the seventh syllable in the gojūon order; its position is か行 い段 ( ka-gyō i-dan , “ row ka , section i ” ) . Derived terms Edit (Hiragana 平仮名 あ ぁ い ぃ う ぅ ゔ え ぇ お ぉ か ゕ が き ぎ く ぐ け ゖ げ こ ご さ ざ し じ す ず せ ぜ そ ぞ た だ ち ぢ つ っ づ て で と ど な に ぬ ね の は ば ぱ ひ び ぴ ふ ぶ ぷ へ べ ぺ ほ ぼ ぽ ま み む め も や ゃ 𛀆 ゆ ゅ 𛀁 よ ょ ら ら゚ り り゚ る る゚ れ れ゚ ろ ろ゚ わ ゎ わ゙ ゐ ゐ゙ 𛄟 ゑ ゑ゙ を を゙ ん ー ゝ ゞ ゟ Etymology 2 Edit For pronunciation and definitions of き – see the following entry.
(This term, き , is an alternative spelling of the above term.For a list of all kanji read as き , not just those used in Japanese terms, see Category:Japanese kanji read as き .)
Etymology 3 Edit For pronunciation and definitions of き – see the following entries.
【気 】 1
[noun] spirit , mood [noun] inclination , will , mood , urge [noun] feeling , sense [noun] air , gas [noun] air , nature , disposition , sense [noun] This term needs a translation to English. 【汽 】 2
[affix] steam ; vapor 【帰 】 2
[affix] to return ; to come back to[affix] to follow ; to submit 【記 】 2
[affix] to record ; to mark [affix] to remember ; to keep in mind [noun] a chronicle [suffix] chronicle , history , account , record [proper noun] Short for 古事記 ( Kojiki ) : the oldest extant record of the history of ancient Japan[proper noun] a surname 【起 】 3
[affix] to rise ; to get up ; to stand up [affix] to start ; to begin ; to cause ; to bring about [affix] origin ; cause ; beginning 【期 】 3
[affix] time ; period [affix] to expect ; to look forward to [suffix] period (of time)[suffix] (television show) season [suffix] geological age 【希 】 4
[affix] to hope [affix] rare ; scarce [affix] sparse ; dilute Alternative spellings 稀 け 【季 】 4
[affix] season [affix] end of a period [affix] youngest 【紀 】 5
[affix] rule ; regulation [affix] age ; era ; period [affix] to record ; to write down [proper noun] A surname . 【喜 】 5
[affix] joy ; delight ; pleasure 【旗 】 4
[affix] flag ; banner [noun] banner ( type of administrative division in Inner Mongolia, China ) 【器 】 4
[affix] device ; instrument [affix] container ; vessel [suffix] device ; instrument 【機 】 4
[noun] a machine , a device ; a contraption [noun] a loom [noun] an opportunity , a chance to do something; the right time or moment [noun] something of great importance : the linchpin of the matter[noun] resourcefulness [noun] ( Buddhism ) the moment of being moved into action by the teachings of the Buddha : see 機根 ( kikon ) [noun] by extension, the workings of the heart or mind in general[noun] in Noh theater , the breath of the mind [noun] short for 飛行機 ( hikōki ) : an airplane , an aircraft [noun] short for 機関銃 ( kikanjū ) : a machine gun [counter] indicates aircraft [counter] indicates paper aeroplanes [counter] indicates lives in video games [suffix] indicates machines [suffix] indicates airplanes 【基 】 5
[affix] foundation ; base ; basis [affix] ( chemistry ) a group ; a radical [counter] counter for grounded things (e.g. pyramids , electric power plants, wells, toro (Japanese traditional lantern), tombs )[counter] counter for wooden grave tablets (卒塔婆 ( sotoba ) ) 【己 】 6
[proper noun] the sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 【貴 】 6
[prefix] ( archaic ) added to nouns related to people to indicate superiority [prefix] ( archaic ) added to nouns to indicate respect and possession: your [suffix] added after nouns related to people to express love and respect 【忌 】 S
[noun] mourning [noun] anniversary of someone's death 【奇 】 S
[adjective] strange [noun] strangeness 【祈 】 S
[affix] to pray [affix] to wish 【姫 】 S
[suffix] girl ; maiden ; woman 【飢 】 S
[affix] hungry ; starve 【亀 】 S
[affix] tortoise , turtle [affix] tortoise shell used in divination 【騎 】 S
[affix] riding on horseback [affix] a horseperson [counter] [early 1200s] horseperson [noun] riding on horseback [noun] [1877] ( rare ) a horseperson 【癸 】 H
[proper noun] something J ; the tenth of the ten Heavenly Stems 【冀 】 H
[affix] hope for , look forward to , wish [proper noun] ( historical ) Short for 冀州 ( Kishū ) : Ji Province [proper noun] Synonym of 河北 ( Kahoku ) : Hebei Province
(This term, き , is an alternative spelling of the above Sino-Japanese terms.For a list of all kanji read as き , not just those used in Japanese terms, see Category:Japanese kanji read as き .)
(The following entries are uncreated: 寄 規 危 机 揮 企 肌 岐 軌 既 鬼 幾 棋 棄 毀 畿 輝 稀 綺 嬉 毅 窺 徽 几 悸 愧 詭 跪 麾 騏 饑 羈 驥
Etymology 4 Edit
き • (-ki
( Classical Japanese ) Indicates past tense: -ed
Used when the speaker has directly experienced the event described, as opposed to けり Conjugation Edit Classical conjugation of "き " (irregular)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形
せ け se ke
Continuative (連用形
-
Terminal (終止形
き ki
Attributive (連体形
し si
Realis (已然形
しか sika
Imperative (命令形
-
Key constructions
Negative
[1] -
Contrasting conjunction
しかど sikado
Causal conjunction
しかば sikaba
Conditional conjunction
せば けば seba keba
[1] Use past tense of ず
Usage notes Edit Follows the 連用形 ( ren'yōkei , “ continuative or stem form ” ) of inflectable words, except:
終止形 ( “ terminal ” ) 連体形 ( “ attributive ” ) 已然形 ( “ realis ” )
来( く ) ( ku ) + き (unattested)
こし ( koshi ) こしか ( koshika )
す ( su ) + き しき ( shiki ) せし ( seshi ) せしか ( seshika )
This word is morphologically an inflectional suffix . It is classified as 助動詞 ( jodōshi , “ auxiliary verb ” ) in traditional Japanese grammar.
Derived terms Edit Related terms Edit けむ ( kemu ) ( possibly a derivative ) 
