気配|けはいkehai[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounindication; sign; hint; sensation; feeling
   秋あきの気配けはいが感かんじられた。↗

   There was a hint of fall in the air.
2. noun, financetone (of the market)

• Synonym兆しきざしNeutralFor signs that something is about to begin, as in 「回復の兆し」 or 「春の兆し」; 「気配」 is about activity or a presence you sense only vaguely and intuitively.
• Synonym兆候ちょうこうNeutralAn observable sign, often of illness or economic conditions, as in 「回復の兆候」; 「気配」 is a vaguer, intuitive feeling.
• Synonym前兆ぜんちょうNeutralA warning sign that appears before something happens, as in 「地震の前兆」 or 「故障の前兆」; 「気配」 is what you sense in the moment.
• Synonym気色けしきWrittenRead けしき: a written/formal word for signs or a person's look, as in 「反省の気色もない」; 「気配」 is about atmosphere and vaguely sensed movement.
• Synonym先触れさきぶれWrittenA prior notice, or a portent that something is coming; written/formal and not much used. 「気配」 is about movement you sense only faintly.
• Synonym予兆よちょうWrittenA sign that something is coming, as in 「病気の予兆」; close to 「前兆」. 「気配」 is what you sense in the moment.
• Related現れあらわれNeutralSomething inner showing itself outwardly, as in 「愛情の現れ」 — a visible manifestation; 「気配」 is an intuitive sign you cannot quite pin down.
• RelatedしるしNeutralA mark, symbol, or token proving something — usually a concrete thing; 「気配」 is a sign you pick up by feel.
• Related様子ようすNeutralAn observable state or appearance; the most widely used of these words. 「気配」 is a hint or movement sensed intuitively from subtle changes.
• Related影かげNeutralA shadow or figure, and by extension an ominous sign, as in 「死の影」; the signs of 「気配」 are not necessarily sinister.
• Related気味きみNeutralRead きみ: a feeling or state of mind, mostly in 「気味が悪い」 and 「いい気味だ」; 「気配」 is about outward signs you detect.
• Related感触かんしょくNeutralThe feel of something you touch, or the impression gained from contact, as in 「好感触を得る」; 「気配」 is about sensed movement and presence.
• Related息吹いぶきWrittenA breath or sign of life, as in 「春の息吹」; literary in tone, used for the breath of something fresh. 「気配」 is more neutral and everyday.
• Related暗示あんじNeutralA hint — implying something without stating it; facts or data can also imply a possibility. 「気配」 is a sign you pick up intuitively.
• Related知らせしらせNeutralNews or a notice, and also a premonition, as in 「虫の知らせ」; 「気配」 is movement felt on the spot.
• Related感じかんじNeutralA feeling or impression; the broadest word of all, as in 「いい感じ」. 「気配」 refers specifically to signs or movement sensed only faintly.
• RelatedげNeutralA suffix attached to adjective stems etc. to show an air or look, as in 「寂しげ」; it cannot stand alone, while 「気配」 works as an independent noun.
• Related表徴ひょうちょうWrittenAn outward sign or symbol; academic and written in register. 「気配」 is a sign sensed by feel, common in daily use.
• Antonym無気配NeutralNot a standard word; to say there is no sign at all and no movement can be felt, use 「気配がない」 or 「気配もない」.

Use 「気配」 for movement or a presence you sense only vaguely and intuitively, as in 「人の気配」. For signs that something is about to begin, use 「兆し」; for observable signs, often of illness or the economy, 「兆候」; for a warning sign before an event, 「前兆」; for an outward, observable state, 「様子」. 「現れ」 is a visible manifestation, 「印」 a concrete mark, and 「感じ」 the broadest word for a feeling; 「息吹」 and 「表徴」 are literary or formal.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. (けはい、稀まれ:きはい)直感的ちょっかんてきにそれらしいと感かんじられる様子ようす。
2. (けはい)証券しょうけん取引所とりひきしょにおいて相場そうばの人気にんき。市場しじょうの模様もよう。