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

Verb

いきする • (iki suru) suru (stem いきし (iki shi), past いきした (iki shita))

  1. to breathe

Conjugation

Conjugation of "息する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 息し いきし iki shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 息し いきし iki shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 息する いきする iki suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 息する いきする iki suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 息すれ いきすれ iki sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 息せよ¹
息しろ² 		いきせよ¹
いきしろ² 		iki seyo¹
iki shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 息される いきされる iki sareru
Causative 息させる
息さす 		いきさせる
いきさす 		iki saseru
iki sasu
Potential 息できる いきできる iki dekiru
Volitional 息しよう いきしよう iki shiyō
Negative 息しない いきしない iki shinai
Negative continuative 息せず いきせず iki sezu
Formal 息します いきします iki shimasu
Perfective 息した いきした iki shita
Conjunctive 息して いきして iki shite
Hypothetical conditional 息すれば いきすれば iki sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

Synonyms

Derived terms

See also

Etymology 2

Alternative spelling
粋

Pronunciation

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

Verb

いき • (iki) 

  1. stem or continuative form of いく (iku) [godan]

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 (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] (law) renunciation of ownership, etc.
[verb] (law) 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.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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