空気

くうき

Air, atmosphere

N4noun·kuuki

How to remember it

空 (sky) + 気 (energy) = the energy of the sky is the air you breathe.

Example sentences

  • この部屋の空気はきれいです。

    このへやのくうきはきれいです。

    The air in this room is clean.

  • 空気を読んで話してください。

    くうきをよんではなしてください。

    Please read the room before speaking.

Usage

Also used figuratively as 空気を読む, meaning to read the mood of a situation.

Related words

天気気分空港温度

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