気 — spirit/mood

Grade 1 kanji · 6 strokes · on'yomi ki.

Steam (气) rising over rice (米) — the vital spirit rising like steam.

Example words

• 元気 — genki — healthy
• 気持ち — kimochi — feeling
• 天気 — tenki — weather

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