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])[1][2][3]
(Tokyo) しょーき [shóꜜòkì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2][3]
IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ːkʲi]

Noun

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

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])[1][2][3]
IPA^(key): [se̞ːkʲi]

Noun

正(せい)気(き) • (seiki)

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

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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