人気

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
人	気
にん Grade: 1	き Grade: 1
on’yomi

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) にんき [nìńkí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
- IPA^(key): [ɲ̟ĩŋʲkʲi]

Noun

人気 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 人氣, hiragana にんき, rōmaji ninki)

popularity

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
人	気
ひと Grade: 1	け Grade: 1
yutōyomi

Pronunciation

Yutōyomi
- (Tokyo) ひとけ [hìtóké] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
- IPA^(key): [çi̥to̞ke̞]

Noun

人気 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 人氣, hiragana ひとけ, rōmaji hitoke)

presence of people

Derived terms

人気のない
人気がない

Usage notes

Used in compounds meaning lack of human presence.

References

1 2 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

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