のんき

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Japanese

Alternative spellings
呑気
暢気
暖気

Pronunciation

Adjective

のんき • (nonki) -na (adnominal のんきな (nonki na), adverbial のんきに (nonki ni))

  1. optimistic, easy, easygoing, careless, carefree, relaxed, happy-go-lucky
    呑(のん)気(き)な人(ひと)
    nonki na hito
    an optimistic person
    • 1906, Natsume Sōseki, Botchan‎:
      おれの生(しょう)涯(がい)のうちでは比(ひ)較(かく)的(てき)呑(のん)気(き)な時(き)節(せつ)であった。
      Ore no shōgai no uchi de wa hikakuteki nonki na kisetsu de atta.
      It was a comparatively easygoing period in my life.

Noun

のんき • (nonki) 

  1. being easygoing, carefreeness, thoughtlessness

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