Japanese

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) にんき [nìńkí] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [nĩŋkʲi]

Noun

人気 ‎(shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 人氣, hiragana にんき, romaji ninki)

1. popularity

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Yutōyomi
• (Tokyo) ひとけ [hìtóké] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [çi̥to̞ke̞]

Noun

人気 ‎(shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 人氣, hiragana ひとけ, romaji hitoke)

1. presence of people

Derived terms

• 人気のない
• 人気がない

Usage notes

Used in compounds meaning lack of human presence.

References

1. 1 2 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.