Word Meaning 気のせい

きのせい kinosei

気のせい is read as きのせい (kinosei) and means (just) one's imagination.

Meaning

English

  1. (just) one's imagination

Reading

Kana

きのせい

Romaji

kinosei

Writing Variants

  • 気の所為 きのせい ki no sei

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 24452 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

気難しい

きむずかしい

bad-tempered

気違い

きちがい

madness

気負い

きおい

eagerness

気遣い

きづかい

consideration

気安い

きやすい

relaxed

気持ち悪い

きもちわるい

feeling sick

consciousness

気前

きまえ

generosity

気がつく

きがつく

to be attentive

Example Sentences

10

It's just your imagination.

Am I imagining things?

I think you're imagining things.

You're imagining things, Tom.

Maybe it's just my imagination.

It's just your imagination.

She attributed her failure to her illness.

Illness prevented me from taking a trip.

I haven't been feeling too great recently. Maybe it's just my imagination.

Tom attributed his failure in the exam to illness.