いき

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling
息

From Old Japanese, from Proto-Japonic *Eki.

Pronunciation

Noun

いき • (iki) 

  1. breath
    息(いき)をする ― iki o suru ― to breathe

Synonyms

See also

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Alternative spelling
粋

Pronunciation

Noun

いき • (iki) 

  1. chicness, stylishness

Adjective

いき • (iki) -na (adnominal いきな (iki na), adverbial いきに (iki ni))

  1. chic, stylish, dapper; attractive; vibrant

Etymology 3

Alternative spellings
行き
往き

Pronunciation

Verb

いき • (iki) 

  1. stem or continuative form of いく (iku)

Noun

いき or イき or イキ • (iki) 

  1. Alternative form of ゆき (yuki)
  2. イき, イキ: (slang) orgasm; coming; cumming
Derived terms

Etymology 4

Alternative spelling
生き

Pronunciation

  • (stet):

Verb

いき • (iki) 

  1. imperfective or continuative of いきる

Noun

いき • (iki) 

  1. living; condition of being alive
  2. freshness; vitality
  3. (publishing, proofreading) stet
Antonyms

Prefix

いき • (iki-) 

  1. damned

Etymology 5

For pronunciation and definitions of いき – see the following entry.
【壱岐】
Iki (a city in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan)
(historical) Iki, an old province of Japan
(This term, いき (iki), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as いき, see Category:Japanese kanji read as いき.)

Etymology 6

For pronunciation and definitions of いき – see the following entry.
【伊木】
a surname
(This term, いき (iki), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as いき, see Category:Japanese kanji read as いき.)

Etymology 7

For pronunciation and definitions of いき – see the following entries.
【域】6
region, level
range, region, limits, stage, level
land, territory
【閾】H
threshold
threshold
【位記】
court rank diploma
【依稀】
faint, dim, vague, unclear
【意気】
spirits, especially high spirits
disposition, willpower
【異気】
strange atmosphere
【遺棄】
abandonment; desertion
to abandon
【委棄】
renunciation
to renunciate
【偉器】
skillfulness, skillful person
【彝器】
ritual vessel
【彙記】
indexing, index
【移記】
transferring to the records
to transfer to the records
(This term, いき (iki), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as いき, see Category:Japanese kanji read as いき.)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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