正気

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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

Noun

正(しょう)気(き) • (shōki) ←しやうき (syauki)?

  1. 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)

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Pronunciation

Noun

正(せい)気(き) • (seiki) 

  1. 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

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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