気味Looking, Feeling a little, Touch of, Tending to, Slightly
ぎみ
Looking, Feeling a little, Touch of, Tending to, Slightly
Structure
Verb[stem]+ 気味 Noun + 気味
Détails
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À propos de ぎみ
Coming from the noun 気味 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, 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.
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Exemples
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彼女は風邪気味だと言った。
She said she was feeling a little sick.
最近、彼女は太り気味らしい。
I heard that lately, she is a bit plump.
貧血気味なので、採血はやめておきましょう。
Since you are looking somewhat anemic, let's not draw any blood.
暗いニュースばかりで食傷気味だ。
I feel sick listening to nothing but negative news.
台風のせいで天気が荒れ気味だ。
The weather is a bit stormy due to the typhoon.
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