いき

See also: いぎ

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling
息

From Old Japanese, from Proto-Japonic *Eki.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) いき [íꜜkì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ikʲi]

Noun

いき • (iki) 

1. breath

   息(いき)をする ― iki o suru ― to breathe

Synonyms

• 息(い)吹(ぶき) (ibuki)
• 呼(こ)吸(きゅう) (kokyū)

See also

• 吐(は)く (haku)

Derived terms

• ため息(いき) (tameiki, “sigh”)

Etymology 2

Alternative spelling
粋

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) いき [ìkí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ikʲi]

Noun

いき • (iki) 

1. chicness, stylishness

Adjective

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

1. chic, stylish, dapper; attractive; vibrant

Etymology 3

Alternative spellings
行き 往き

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) いき [ìkí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ikʲi]

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

• メスイキ (mesu-iki)

Etymology 4

Alternative spelling
生き

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) いき [ìkí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ikʲi]

• (stet):

• (Tokyo) いき [ìkíꜜ] (Odaka – [2])
• (Tokyo) いき [ìkí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ikʲi]

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

• (antonym(s) of “living”): 死(し)に (shini)

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 (iki), 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 (iki), 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 (iki), 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.)