陽気

• 読み: ようき
• ローマ字: youki
• 漢字の分解: 陽 (yō) — sun, positive, yang; 気 (ki) — spirit, energy
• 発音: /joː.ki/

意味

Cheerful; lively; sunny disposition. Also refers to the season or weather.

A na-adjective and noun with two distinct senses. As a personality trait, 陽気な人 means a cheerful, outgoing person — the opposite of 陰気 (gloomy). As a weather/season term, 春の陽気 means spring-like weather. The personality sense is more common in conversation. Reflects the yin-yang concept where 陽 represents brightness and positivity.

例文

1. 彼女は陽気な性格で誰とでも仲良くなれる。
2. 春の陽気に誘われて散歩に出かけた。
3. 陽気な音楽を聴くと元気が出る。

使い方ガイド

場面: personality, weather, atmosphere

トーン: warm

起源と歴史

Compound of 陽 (yō, sun/positive/yang) and 気 (ki, spirit/energy). Literally 'sunny energy' — the bright, warm energy associated with yang in East Asian philosophy.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal