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気味

JLPT N3 · Vocabulary

気味 — “touch, tinge, slight feeling”

気味 (read きみ) means touch, tinge, slight feeling. It appears on the JLPT N3 vocabulary list and is a noun.

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きみ

Meaning

touch, tinge, slight feeling

気味 in a sentence

風邪かぜ気味きみで休やすむ。

To take a rest feeling a bit of a cold coming on.

The kanji in 気味

気air; energy; mood
味taste

Words that share a kanji with 気味

元気げんき— health(y), energetic
天気てんき— weather
電気でんき— electricity, (electric) light
病気びょうき— illness; sickness
気をつけてきをつけて— take care, be careful (on your way)
気き— spirit, mind, feeling
空気くうき— air, atmosphere
気温きおん— temperature (air)

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