Word Meaning その気

そのき sonoki

その気 is read as そのき (sonoki) and means what one has a mind to do.

Meaning

English

  1. what one has a mind to do
  2. what one feels like (doing)
  3. being so minded
  4. (with) that in mind

Reading

Kana

そのき

Romaji

sonoki

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 109148 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

人気

にんき

popularity

consciousness

大気

たいき

atmosphere

電気

でんき

(electric) light

本気

ほんき

seriousness

天気

てんき

weather

火気

かき

cause of a fire (lighter, match, spark, etc.)

水気

すいき

water vapor (vapour)

外気

がいき

open air

火の気

ひのけ

source of fire

一気

いっき

one breath

語気

ごき

tone

Example Sentences

4

I know how it feels.

I think you can't understand that feeling unless you're from the same generation.

If you write your address on a web-page, anybody can find out where you live if the whim takes them.

"I am sorry for my odd Japanese. But I cannot speak English." "Hey, can I ask you something? Are you Japanese?" "No. I am an alien." "Ah, I gotcha! I'm a fox, and I'm still trying to learn human languages, so I get what you're going through. English is so friggin' hard, isn't it?"