Stroke order
Pronunciation Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
Derived in the Heian period from writing the man'yōgana kanji 幾 in the 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 )