Definition of うきんき
- (n) spirit; mind; heart
その女性は悲しげで、その上疲れているようだった。
The lady looked sad, also tired. - nature; disposition
彼は親切というよりむしろ気がやさしい。
He is more gentle than kind. - motivation; intention
もう待つ気が無くなった。
I don't feel like waiting any longer. - mood; feelings
彼女は様々の不安から気を紛らわせることができた。
She could divert herself from the anxieties. - atmosphere; essence
- (n) Welsh onion (species of scallion, Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
ネギをベランダに起きっぱなしにしていたら、カスカスになった。
I left some scallions out on the veranda for too long and they dried out.
- (v5k, vi) to float
それから彼女はあおむけに浮いていた。
Then she was floating on her back. - to become merry; to be cheerful
- to become loose; to become unsteady
- to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you); to feel out of place
若者ばかりのそのコンサート会場でおじさんのわたしはすっかりまわりから浮いていた。
Being at the concert hall full of young kids made an old duffer like me feel out of tune. - to be frivolous; to be uncertain
- to have no basis; to be unreliable
- (int) used to express approval, especially in slurred or unclear speech (abbr. of interjection "un")
- negative verb ending used in informal speech (abbr. of negative verb ending "nu")
- abbr. of particle "no"
- abbr. of particle "ni" (used especially when it precedes the verb "naru")