〜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
- 少し風邪気味なので、今日は早めに帰ります。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。
- 最近、仕事が忙しくて疲れ気味だ。Work has been busy lately, and I'm feeling a little worn out.最近工作忙,有点疲惫。
- 人手が足りず、工事は予定より遅れ気味だ。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
Related N3 grammar
Use this entry in code
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"
}
}