人気

Japanese

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) にんき [nìńkí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA^(key): [ɲ̟ĩŋʲkʲi]

Noun

人気 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 人氣, hiragana にんき, rōmaji ninki)

popularity

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
人	気
ひと Grade: 1	け Grade: 1
yutōyomi

Pronunciation

Yutōyomi
- (Tokyo) ひとけ [hìtóké] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA^(key): [çi̥to̞ke̞]

Noun

人気 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 人氣, hiragana ひとけ, rōmaji hitoke)

presence of people

Derived terms

人気のない
人気がない

Usage notes

Used in compounds meaning lack of human presence.

References

1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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

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