呑気 (のんき): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

呑気 (のんき) means carefree / optimistic / careless.

See example sentences below.

呑気 at a glance

呑気

のんきnonki

N2adj

carefree / optimistic / careless

呑気のんきnonkiN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

carefree / optimistic / careless

Example 1

彼はいつものんきに話す。

Translation

He always speaks in a carefree way.

Example 2

のんきにしていると失敗するよ。

Translation

If you are careless, you will fail.