Word Meaning その気
その気 is read as そのき (sonoki) and means what one has a mind to do.
Meaning
English
- what one has a mind to do
- what one feels like (doing)
- being so minded
- (with) that in mind
Reading
Kana
そのき
Romaji
sonoki
Stroke Sequence
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Related Vocabulary
Max. 12Example Sentences
4その気持ちわかるよ。
I know how it feels.
その気持ちは同じ世代じゃないとわからないと思うんですよ。
I think you can't understand that feeling unless you're from the same generation.
ホームページに住所を書いたら、その気になれば誰でもあなたの居所を突き止められる。
If you write your address on a web-page, anybody can find out where you live if the whim takes them.
「変な日本語でごめんなさい。でも英語もできません」「ちょっと、聞いてもいい?君は日本人?」「いいえ、宇宙人です」「あ、そういうことね!僕もキツネで、まだ人間の言葉を勉強してるところだから、その気持ち分かるよ!英語、やけに難しいしね〜」
"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?"