"のんき" meaning in Japanese

See のんき in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [nõ̞ŋʲkʲi] Forms: のんき -na [canonical], nonki [romanization], のんきな [adnominal], のんきに [adverbial]
Head templates: {{ja-adj|infl=な}} のんき • (nonki) -na (adnominal のんきな (nonki na), adverbial のんきに (nonki ni))
  1. optimistic, easy, easygoing, careless, carefree, relaxed, happy-go-lucky
    Sense id: en-のんき-ja-adj-9xnb1XeW Categories (other): Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 56 44 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 47 53

Noun

IPA: [nõ̞ŋʲkʲi] Forms: nonki [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-noun}} のんき • (nonki)
  1. being easygoing, carefreeness, thoughtlessness
    Sense id: en-のんき-ja-noun-ObJ7j~Yr Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with Atamadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 47 53 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Atamadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō): 9 91 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 90

Alternative forms

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      "form": "のんき -na",
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    },
    {
      "form": "nonki",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "のんきな",
      "roman": "nonki na",
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    },
    {
      "form": "のんきに",
      "roman": "nonki ni",
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        },
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          "_dis": "47 53",
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          "english": "an optimistic person",
          "roman": "nonki na hito",
          "ruby": [
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              "呑",
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            [
              "気",
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            [
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          ],
          "text": "呑気な人",
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          "english": "It was a comparatively easygoing period in my life.",
          "ref": "1906, Natsume Sōseki, Botchan:",
          "roman": "Ore no shōgai no uchi de wa hikakuteki nonki na kisetsu de atta.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "生",
              "しょう"
            ],
            [
              "涯",
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            ],
            [
              "比",
              "ひ"
            ],
            [
              "較",
              "かく"
            ],
            [
              "的",
              "てき"
            ],
            [
              "呑",
              "のん"
            ],
            [
              "気",
              "き"
            ],
            [
              "時",
              "き"
            ],
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              "節",
              "せつ"
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          ],
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          "translation": "It was a comparatively easygoing period in my life.",
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        [
          "careless",
          "careless"
        ],
        [
          "carefree",
          "carefree"
        ],
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          "relaxed",
          "relaxed"
        ],
        [
          "happy-go-lucky",
          "happy-go-lucky"
        ]
      ]
    }
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      "other": "のんき"
    },
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      "ipa": "[nõ̞ŋʲkʲi]"
    }
  ],
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}

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  "pos": "adj",
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              "人",
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          "ruby": [
            [
              "生",
              "しょう"
            ],
            [
              "涯",
              "がい"
            ],
            [
              "比",
              "ひ"
            ],
            [
              "較",
              "かく"
            ],
            [
              "的",
              "てき"
            ],
            [
              "呑",
              "のん"
            ],
            [
              "気",
              "き"
            ],
            [
              "時",
              "き"
            ],
            [
              "節",
              "せつ"
            ]
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          "translation": "It was a comparatively easygoing period in my life.",
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          "careless"
        ],
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          "carefree",
          "carefree"
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          "relaxed",
          "relaxed"
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      "other": "のんき"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[nõ̞ŋʲkʲi]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "のんき"
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    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation with pitch accent",
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Download raw JSONL data for のんき meaning in Japanese (3.3kB)

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  "title": "のんき",
  "trace": ""
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