陽気

See also: 陽氣 and 阳气

Japanese

Kanji in this term
陽 気
よう
Grade: 3
き
Grade: 1
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
陽氣 (kyūjitai)

Adjective

陽(よう)気(き) • (yōki) -na (adnominal 陽(よう)気(き)な (yōki na), adverbial 陽(よう)気(き)に (yōki ni))

  1. cheerful, lively, merry
    その会(かい)ではみんなが陽気(ようき)だった。
    Sono kai de wa minna ga yōki datta.
    Everyone was cheerful at the party.
    水夫(すいふ)は陽気(ようき)な歌(うた)を歌(うた)った。
    Suifu wa yōki na uta o utatta.
    The sailors sang merry songs.

Inflection

Antonyms

Noun

陽(よう)気(き) • (yōki) 

  1. the weather
    こんな暖(あたた)かい陽気(ようき)は二月(にがつ)にしては異常(いじょう)だ。
    Konna atatakai yōki wa ni gatsu ni shite wa ijō da.
    This warm weather is abnormal for February.
  2. cheerfulness, hilarity

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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