Kanji 汽: vapor, steam

Key takeaways

Kanji 汽: vapor, steam. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

汽

Meaning

vaporsteam

On reading

キ

Radical

水

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 汽

vapor, steam

Kanji structure breakdown

汽

Structure breakdown

氵 + 气

Mnemonic story

When water (氵) turns into air or steam (气), it becomes vapor. This character represents water in its gaseous state, as seen in words like steam train (汽車) or steam (蒸氣).

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

キ

汽船きせん
steamship
汽車きしゃ
steam train

Commonly used words

汽船
きせん
steamship
汽車
きしゃ
steam train

Example sentences

Example 1

この町には古い汽船がある。

Translation

There is an old steamship in this town.

Example 2

汽船で海を渡るのが好きだ。

Translation

I like crossing the sea by steamship.

Example 3

昔は汽車で旅をしました。

Translation

In the past, I traveled by steam train.

Example 4

この汽車はとても古いです。

Translation

This steam train is very old.

Kanji 汽: vapor, steam

Kanji at a glance

Core meaning / core image

Kanji structure breakdown

Mnemonic story

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

Commonly used words

Example sentences

汽船 (きせん): meaning and examples

汽車 (きしゃ): meaning and examples