人気

人気

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
人	気
にん Grade: 1	き Grade: 1
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) にんき [nìńkí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ɲ̟ĩŋʲkʲi]

Noun

人気 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 人氣, hiragana にんき, rōmaji ninki)

1. popularity

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
人	気
ひと Grade: 1	け Grade: 1
yutōyomi

Pronunciation

• Yutōyomi
  • (Tokyo) ひとけ [hìtóké] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [çi̥to̞ke̞]

Noun

人気 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 人氣, hiragana ひとけ, rōmaji hitoke)

1. presence of people

Derived terms

• 人気のない
• 人気がない

Usage notes

Used in compounds meaning lack of human presence.

References

1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.