EntryCommonJLPT N4WaniKani 5
  1. Noun

    air; atmosphere

    空気は音の媒体だ。
    The air is a medium for sound.
  2. mood; situation

    see 空気を読む

  3. someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all

    ColloquialIdiomatic expression

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum

Kun
そらあ.くあ.きあ.けるからす.くす.かすむな.しい
On
クウ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N4
Frequency
304 of 2500
Radical
cave
WaniKani
Level 5

Built from

Used in names as

うつ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-3-5, 2-5-3SKIP code
3m5.12The Kanji Dictionary
3010.1Four corner code
772deroo
7a7aUnicode hex code
1-22-85JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3317Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4192New Nelson (John Haig)
2227New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2767Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1418Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1913Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1317Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1414Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
233A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
723Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
184Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
25415Morohashi
15A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
140Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
140Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
65sakade
77Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
66henshall3
73Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
304crowley
461Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.17busy_people
1452Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1327Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
kong1, kong4Pinyin reading
gongKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood

Kun
いき
On
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
113 of 2500
Radical
steam
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
3-4-2, 2-2-4SKIP code
0a6.8The Kanji Dictionary
8041.7Four corner code
2356deroo
6c17Unicode hex code
1-21-04JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2480Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3025New Nelson (John Haig)
3194New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3960Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2037Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2751Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1885Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2030Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
77A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
319Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
144Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17046PMorohashi
11A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
134Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
134Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
59sakade
67Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
68henshall3
52Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
55crowley
246Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.6busy_people
1150Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1903Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
qi4Pinyin reading
giKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level