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気 means 'spirit'

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Strokes : 6    Frequency: 25   JLPT: N5    Usefulness: 1    Study set: 1-2    Grade: 1   Intermediate lesson: 1    Beginner lesson: 8   Begins 445 words   Used in 1395 words   Used in 463 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
On
   キ   ケ
Kun    いき spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood
  
⿳  𠂉 () man   one  ⿹   () second   () crossed swords  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 気 is used 71 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation). 1 word uses a non-standard reading.
Across all words in Japanese, 気 is used 1327 times, read 3 ways (with 2 variations). 2 words use a non-standard reading.
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キ : 1173 words FIND ALL
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noun
1. weather; the elements  (see also: お天気, 気象)
2. fair weather; fine weather
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ケ : 86 words FIND ALL
2 0 1
noun
1. indication; sign; hint; presence; trend
2. quotation (esp. stock market)
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ケ (read as げ) : 38 words FIND ALL
4
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
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キ (read as ぎ) : 26 words FIND ALL
noun (suffix)
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...  (see also: 気味)
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いき : 2 words FIND ALL
3
noun
aikido  (martial arts term)
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1. extramarital sex; affair; fooling around
2. infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness; inconstancy; fickleness; caprice
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An additional 71 less common words include 気 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: 68 (originally: 11)  Joy o' Kanji : 11  Key to Kanji: 165 

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キ   ケ    spirit   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
second   おつ    
crossed swords
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