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〜気味

N3
〜ぎみ gimi

a touch of; slightly; somewhat (in that condition)

Formation

Noun / Verb-stem + 気味

Chinese meanings

有点……;略微……

Chinese formation

名词/动词ます形去ます+気味

Chinese usage

表示略有某种状态或迹象,通常不太理想。

Chinese notes

〜がち侧重经常发生的倾向。

Examples

  • 少すこし風邪かぜ気ぎ味みなので、今日きょうは早はやめに帰かえります。
    I have a bit of a cold, so I'll head home early today.
    我有点感冒,今天早点回去。
  • 最さい近きん、仕し事ごとが忙いそがしくて疲つかれ気ぎ味みだ。
    Work has been busy lately, and I'm feeling a little worn out.
    最近工作忙,有点疲惫。
  • 人ひと手でが足たりず、工こう事じは予よ定ていより遅おくれ気ぎ味みだ。
    They're short-handed, so the construction is running a little behind schedule.
    因为人手不足,工程进度比预定的略慢。

Notes

A slight sign of a (usually negative) condition at present. Compare 〜がち, which means something happens often.

#tendency#degree#state

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import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('gimi');
{
  "id": "gimi",
  "pattern": "〜気味",
  "reading": "〜ぎみ",
  "romaji": "gimi",
  "level": "N3",
  "meaning": "a touch of; slightly; somewhat (in that condition)",
  "formation": "Noun / Verb-stem + 気味",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "少し風邪気味なので、今日は早めに帰ります。",
      "furigana": "{少|すこ}し{風邪|かぜ}{気味|ぎみ}なので、{今日|きょう}は{早|はや}めに{帰|かえ}ります。",
      "en": "I have a bit of a cold, so I'll head home early today."
    },
    {
      "ja": "最近、仕事が忙しくて疲れ気味だ。",
      "furigana": "{最近|さいきん}、{仕事|しごと}が{忙|いそが}しくて{疲|つか}れ{気味|ぎみ}だ。",
      "en": "Work has been busy lately, and I'm feeling a little worn out."
    },
    {
      "ja": "人手が足りず、工事は予定より遅れ気味だ。",
      "furigana": "{人手|ひとで}が{足|た}りず、{工事|こうじ}は{予定|よてい}より{遅|おく}れ{気味|ぎみ}だ。",
      "en": "They're short-handed, so the construction is running a little behind schedule."
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "tendency",
    "degree",
    "state"
  ],
  "notes": "A slight sign of a (usually negative) condition at present. Compare 〜がち, which means something happens often.",
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "5d08763f125aa653a24729ce5b828f2395ec9c537239d850fd043ee2803685e5",
    "meanings": [
      "有点……",
      "略微……"
    ],
    "formation": "名词/动词ます形去ます+気味",
    "explanation": "表示略有某种状态或迹象,通常不太理想。",
    "notes": "〜がち侧重经常发生的倾向。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "少し風邪気味なので、今日は早めに帰ります。",
        "zh": "我有点感冒,今天早点回去。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "最近、仕事が忙しくて疲れ気味だ。",
        "zh": "最近工作忙,有点疲惫。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "人手が足りず、工事は予定より遅れ気味だ。",
        "zh": "因为人手不足,工程进度比预定的略慢。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n3.json#gimi",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "35243934816977367d60d5a40f8d9604dfde667181560003a060516e7a86224d"
  }
}