減気

減気

Japanese

Kanji in this term
減	気
げん Grade: 5	き Grade: 1
on’yomi

Alternative forms

• 験気

Etymology

Original to Japanese; not found in classical Chinese.

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • IPA^(key): [ɡẽ̞ŋʲkʲi]

Noun

減気 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 減氣, hiragana げんき, rōmaji genki)

1. (archaic, possibly obsolete) recovery from a disease, healing

Usage notes

Appears to be obsolete in modern Japanese. Not included in some dictionaries.[1][2]

See also

• 元 (げん)気 (き) (genki)

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
2. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

• 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
• 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN