Word Meaning 気味

きび kibi

気味 is read as きび (kibi) and means sensation.

Meaning

English

  1. sensation
  2. feeling
  3. tendency
  4. propensity

Reading

Kana

きび

Romaji

kibi

Writing Variants

  • 気味 きみ kimi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 471 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

気味悪い

きびわるい

unpleasant

気味が悪い

きみがわるい

creepy (feeling)

気味の悪い

きみのわるい

creepy (feeling)

不気味

ぶきみ

weird

小気味

こきび

sentiment

やけ気味

やけぎみ

reek of desperation

いい気味

いいきび

it serves you (him) right

食い気味

くいぎみ

interrupting (someone speaking)

食傷気味

しょくしょうぎみ

being sick and tired (of)

当惑気味

とうわくぎみ

being somewhat puzzled

圧され気味

おされぎみ

being on the ropes

Example Sentences

10

Serves you right.

I have a touch of diarrhea.

I'm anemic.

I have a touch of a cold today.

Recently I've been feeling a bit down.

I thought that that was really weird.

I am afraid I have a touch of a cold.

I thought that that was really weird.

I got a weird email.

I've got a touch of the flu.