いき

See also: いぎ

Japanese

Etymology 1
Alternative spelling
息

From Old Japanese, from Proto-Japonic *Eki.

Pronunciation

Noun

いき • (iki) 

  1. breath
    息(いき)をする ― iki o suru ― to breathe

Synonyms

See also

Derived terms

Etymology 2
Alternative spelling
粋

Pronunciation

Noun

いき • (iki) 

  1. chicness, stylishness

Adjective

いき • (iki) -na (adnominal いきな (iki na na), adverbial いきに (iki ni ni))

  1. chic, stylish, dapper; attractive; vibrant

Etymology 3
Alternative spellings
行き
往き

Pronunciation

Verb

いき • (iki) 

  1. imperfective and stem (or continuative) forms of いく (iku) [ichidan]

Noun

いき or イき or イキ • (iki) 

  1. Alternative form of ゆき (yuki)
  2. イき, イキ: (slang) orgasm; coming; cumming
Derived terms

Etymology 4
Alternative spelling
生き

Pronunciation
  • (stet):

Verb

いき • (iki) 

  1. imperfective or continuative of いきる

Noun

いき • (iki) 

  1. living; condition of being alive
  2. freshness; vitality
  3. (publishing, proofreading) stet
Antonyms

Prefix

いき • (iki-) 

  1. damned

Etymology 5
For pronunciation and definitions of いき – see the following entry.
【壱岐】
[proper noun] Iki (a city in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan)
[proper noun] (historical) Iki, an old province of Japan
(This term, いき, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as いき, see Category:Japanese kanji read as いき.)

Etymology 6
For pronunciation and definitions of いき – see the following entry.
【伊木】
[proper noun] a surname
(This term, いき, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as いき, see Category:Japanese kanji read as いき.)

Etymology 7
For pronunciation and definitions of いき – see the following entries.
【域】6
[noun] region, level
[affix] range, region, limits, stage, level
[affix] land, territory
【閾】H
[noun] threshold
[affix] threshold
【位記】
[noun] court rank diploma
【依稀】
[adjective] faint, dim, vague, unclear
【意気】
[noun] spirits, especially high spirits
[noun] disposition, willpower
【異気】
[noun] strange atmosphere
【遺棄】
[noun] abandonment; desertion
[verb] to abandon
【委棄】
[noun] renunciation
[verb] to renunciate
【偉器】
[noun] skillfulness, skillful person
【彝器】
[noun] ritual vessel
【彙記】
[noun] indexing, index
【移記】
[noun] transferring to the records
[verb] to transfer to the records
(This term, いき, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as いき, see Category:Japanese kanji read as いき.)

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
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