How to say "chi" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- ΧカイnounThis covers 'chi' as the name of the Greek letter Χ, read カイ. Use it when the English word refers to the letter itself, as in writing about the Greek alphabet.
- nounThis is the computing term for the computer human interface, matching 'chi' only through the abbreviation CHI. For any other sense of 'chi', it is not the word you want.
For 'chi' meaning the Greek letter, use Χ（カイ）; 「ヒューマンインタフェース」 belongs only to computing, where CHI abbreviates computer human interface, and suits no other sense of 'chi'.
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Japanese equivalents
- Χカイchi
- ヒューマンインタフェースcomputer human interface
- 気きqi (in traditional Chinese philosophy and medicine)
