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See also: さ, ざ, さ゚, ぎ, and き゚

き U+304D, き
HIRAGANA LETTER KI
← が
 		Hiragana ぎ →

Japanese

Stroke order
4 strokes

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Derived in the Heian period from writing the man'yōgana kanji 幾 in the cursive sōsho style.

Syllable

き • (ki) 

  1. The hiragana syllable き (ki). Its equivalent in katakana is キ (ki). It is the seventh syllable in the gojūon order; its position is か行い段 (ka-gyō i-dan, “row ka, section i”).
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of き – see the following entry.
【木】1
a tree or shrub
wood, timber, lumber
(graph theory, computer science) a tree (data structure)
(theater, sumo, etc.) a clapper used to signal the opening or closing of a match or play
Alternative spelling
樹
(This term, き, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as き, see Category:Japanese kanji read as き.)

Etymology 3

For pronunciation and definitions of き – see the following entries.
【気】1
spirit, mood
inclination, will, mood, urge
feeling, sense
air, gas
air, nature, disposition, sense
This term needs a translation to English.
【汽】2
steam; vapor
【帰】2
to return; to come back to
to follow; to submit
【記】2
to record; to mark
to remember; to keep in mind
a chronicle
chronicle, history, account, record
Short for 古事記 (Kojiki): the oldest extant record of the history of ancient Japan
a surname
【起】3
to rise; to get up; to stand up
to start; to begin; to cause; to bring about
origin; cause; beginning
【期】3
time; period
to expect; to look forward to
period (of time)
(television show) season
geological age
【希】4
to hope
rare; scarce
sparse; dilute
Alternative spellings
稀, け
【季】4
season
end of a period
youngest
【紀】5
rule; regulation
age; era; period
to record; to write down
a surname
【喜】5
joy; delight; pleasure
【旗】4
flag; banner
banner (type of administrative division in Inner Mongolia, China)
【器】4
device; instrument
container; vessel
device; instrument
【機】4
a machine, a device; a contraption
(weaving) a loom
an opportunity, a chance to do something; the right time or moment
something of great importance: the linchpin of the matter
resourcefulness
(Buddhism) the moment of being moved into action by the teachings of the Buddha: see 機根 (kikon)
by extension, the workings of the heart or mind in general
in Noh theater, the breath of the mind
short for 飛行機 (hikōki): an airplane, an aircraft
short for 機関銃 (kikanjū): a machine gun
indicates aircraft
indicates paper aeroplanes
indicates lives in video games
indicates machines
indicates airplanes
【基】5
foundation; base; basis
(chemistry) a group; a radical
counter for grounded things (e.g. pyramids, electric power plants, wells, toro (Japanese traditional lantern), tombs)
counter for wooden grave tablets (卒塔婆 (sotoba))
【己】6
the sixth of the ten heavenly stems
【貴】6
(archaic) added to nouns related to people to indicate superiority
(archaic) added to nouns to indicate respect and possession: your
added after nouns related to people to express love and respect
【忌】S
mourning
anniversary of someone's death
【奇】S
strange
strangeness
【祈】S
to pray
to wish
【姫】S
lady
【飢】S
hungry; starve
【亀】S
tortoise, turtle
tortoise shell used in divination
【騎】S
riding on horseback
a horseperson
horseperson
riding on horseback
(rare) a horseperson
【癸】H
the tenth of the ten heavenly stems;
the tenth rank; something J
【冀】H
hope for, look forward to, wish
(historical) Short for 冀州 (Kishū): Ji Province
Synonym of 河北 (Kahoku): Hebei Province
(This term, き, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as き, see Category:Japanese kanji read as き.)

(The following entries are uncreated: 寄, 規, 危, 机, 揮, 企, 肌, 岐, 軌, 既, 鬼, 幾, 棋, 棄, 毀, 畿, 輝, 稀, 綺, 嬉, 毅, 窺, 徽, 几, 悸, 愧, 詭, 跪, 麾, 騏, 饑, 羈, 驥.)

Etymology 4

Suffix

き • (-ki) 

  1. (Classical Japanese) Indicates past tense: -ed
    Used when the speaker has directly experienced the event described, as opposed to けり.
Usage notes

Follows the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of inflectable words, except:

終止形 (“terminal”) 連体形 (“attributive”) 已然形 (“realis”)
来(く) (ku) + き (unattested) こし (koshi) こしか (koshika)
す (su) + き しき (shiki) せし (seshi) せしか (seshika)

This word is morphologically an inflectional suffix. It is classified as 助動詞 (jodōshi, “auxiliary verb”) in traditional Japanese grammar.

Conjugation
Classical conjugation of "き" (irregular)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) せ
け		 se
ke
Continuative (連用形) -
Terminal (終止形) き ki
Attributive (連体形) し si
Realis (已然形) しか sika
Imperative (命令形) -
Key constructions
Negative ざりき zariki
Contrasting conjunction しかど sikado
Causal conjunction しかば sikaba
Conditional conjunction せば
けば		 seba
keba
Use past tense of ず
Derived terms
Related terms
  • けむ (kemu) (possibly a derivative)

See also

Wikious
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