正気

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
正	気
しょう Grade: 1	き Grade: 1
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
正氣 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しょーき [shòókí] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) しょ​ーき [shóꜜòkì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ːkʲi]

Noun

正(しょう)気(き) • (shōki) ^{←しやうき (syauki)?}

1. sanity; reason

   これは正(しょう)気(き)の沙(さ)汰(た)ではない

   kore wa shōki no sata de wa nai

   This is not a rational decision.

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
正	気
せい Grade: 1	き Grade: 1
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
正氣 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) せ​ーき [séꜜèkì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [se̞ːkʲi]

Noun

正(せい)気(き) • (seiki) 

1. a supernatural force believed to make everything natural or normal

   Antonym: 邪気

   1. (chiefly folk medicine) immunity or the body's ability to heal
   2. (figurative) conscience; sense of justice