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N3 Lesson 10: 8/21

気味(ぎみ)Looking, Feeling a little, Touch of, Tending to, Slightly

Structure

Verb[ます+ 気味(ぎみ)
Noun + 気味(ぎみ)

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About ぎみ

Coming from the noun 気味(きみ) meaning 'sensation', ぎみ is a suffix that is used to convey weak signs of (A). ぎみ may be used with nouns, or the conjunctive form of verbs. Often, ぎみ is translated as 'looking (A)', 'a touch of (A)', 'feeling a little (A)', or 'slightly (A)'.

ぎみ refers to the senses of the person who is experiencing them, and therefore may be used to refer to feelings about other people/things, or feelings about oneself.

As ぎみ expresses 'weak signs of (A)', it is often used to soften a statement, so that the speaker does not appear overconfident.

Caution

Although it comes from 気味(きみ), ぎみ will always be said with a ぎ, and not a き. This is a sound change used to distinguish the noun and the suffix.

Examples

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    彼女(かのじょ)風邪(かぜ)気味(ぎみ)だと()った。

    She said she was feeling a little sick.

    最近(さいきん)彼女(かのじょ)(ふと)気味(ぎみ)らしい。

    I heard that lately, she is a bit plump.

    貧血(ひんけつ)気味(ぎみ)なので、採血(さいけつ)はやめておきましょう。

    Since you are looking somewhat anemic, let's not draw any blood.

    (くら)いニュースばかりで食傷(しょくしょう)気味(ぎみ)だ。

    I feel sick listening to nothing but negative news.

    台風(たいふう)のせいで天気(てんき)()気味(ぎみ)だ。

    The weather is a bit stormy due to the typhoon.

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