陰気

いんき

gloom, melancholy

Also:spirit of yin

What does 陰気 mean?

陰気 is a Japanese noun meaning gloom, melancholy in English. It can also be translated as spirit of yin depending on context. It is written as 陰気 in kanji, いんき in hiragana, and inki in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

その家は見かけがたいへん陰気だった。

The house looked very dismal.