気のせい

Japanese

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

Alternative spelling
氣のせい (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

• 気の所為

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) きのせ​ー [kì nó séꜜè] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [kʲi no̞ se̞ː]

Noun

気(き)のせい • (ki no sei) 

1. sensing something that isn't there: one's imagination; part of one's imagination
   • 2013, ころんば, .

     幻覚(げんかく)でも気(き)のせいでもない　確(たし)かにそこに居(い)る

     Genkaku demo ki no sei de mo nai Tashika ni soko ni iru

     It's not a hallucination nor my imagination; it's most certainly there