気のせい

気のせい

Japanese

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

Alternative forms

• 気の所為

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • IPA^(key): [kʲi no̞ se̞ː]

Noun

気のせい (hiragana きのせい, rōmaji ki no sei)

1. sensing something that isn't there: one's imagination; part of one's imagination
   • 2013, ころんば, .

     幻覚 (げんかく)でも気 (き)のせいでもない　確 (たし)かにそこに居 (い)る

     Genkaku demo ki no sei de mo nai Tashika ni soko ni iru

     It's not a hallucination nor my imagination; it's most certainly there