正気

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
しょう
Grade: 1

Grade: 1
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
正氣 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

(しょう)() • (shōki) しやうき (syauki)?

  1. sanity; reason
    これは(しょう)()()()ではない
    kore wa shōki no sata de wa nai
    This is not a rational decision.

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
せい
Grade: 1

Grade: 1
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
正氣 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

(せい)() • (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. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: 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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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