Ki basically means air, vapor, atmosphere, feeling. I think there is also the meaning of "energy" in this character.
The character "気" (ki) is used in a lot of Japanese daily words. Here are some.
元気 (genki - the basic ki) lively, healthy
本気 (honki - the original ki) serious, earnest
勝気 (kachiki the winning ki) strong will, unyielding
弱気 (yowaki - the weak ki) fainthearted, pessimistic
色気 (iroke - colourful ki) allure, sexiness
In Japanese idiomatic phrases, 気 (ki) is something that becomes big, small, something you give, something that drops, scatters, sinks, appears, disappears.
Looking at how the character is used in words and phrases, the common meaning that lies in them is "life-energy". I feel the similar idea in Aristotle's quintessence, aether, and also in "the force" that the Jedi knights have in Star Wars.
Ki is some material that fills the universe, that is exchanged between things and creatures.
The Ki is always around you.
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