平気

Japanese

Kanji in this term
平 気
へい
Grade: 3
き
Grade: 1
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
平氣 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) へーき [hèékí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [he̞ːkʲi]

Adjective

平(へい)気(き) • (heiki) -na (adnominal 平(へい)気(き)な (heiki na), adverbial 平(へい)気(き)に (heiki ni))

  1. insensitive
  2. calm; composed; unconcerned
    虫(むし)は平気(へいき)ですか?
    Mushi wa heiki desu ka?
    Are you alright around bugs?

Inflection

Synonyms

Noun

平(へい)気(き) • (heiki) 

  1. calmness; insensitivity; lack of concern

References

  1. Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, “Nationwide Accent Dictionary”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN
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