雰囲気|ふんいきfun'iki[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. nounatmosphere; mood; ambience; ambiance; aura; feeloften spoken as ふいんき
   そのホテルは贅沢ぜいたくな雰囲気ふんいきがある。↗

   The hotel has an air of luxury.
2. nouna certain air; presence; special aura; something (about someone)
3. noun(Earth's) atmosphere

• Synonym空気くうきNeutralLiterally air, but also the mood of a situation, as in 「空気を読む」 or 「空気が重い」. 雰囲気 is broader and can also describe a person's aura.
• SynonymムードNeutralLoanword for mood or atmosphere, as in 「ムードが高まる」; often carries a romantic or overall emotional tone.
• Synonym感じかんじNeutralFeeling or impression, as in 「いい感じ」; the most common word in colloquial speech. 雰囲気 points to the atmosphere hanging around a place or person.
• SynonymアトモスフィアWrittenA loanword found in written/formal prose but rarely used in actual Japanese; say 雰囲気 in everyday speech.
• SynonymアンビアンスWrittenA loanword used in written/formal prose, mainly for restaurants and product descriptions; in daily conversation say 雰囲気.
• Related様子ようすNeutralRefers to an outwardly visible state or appearance, as in 「様子を見る」; the emphasis is on the state itself, while 雰囲気 is about the feeling it gives.
• Related情緒じょうちょNeutralRefers to evocative charm or mood, as in 「異国情緒」, and also to one's emotional state, as in 「情緒不安定」.
• Related趣おもむきWrittenA written/formal word for refined charm, as in 「趣のある庭」; carries an elegant nuance that 雰囲気 does not necessarily have.
• Related風情ふぜいWrittenA written/formal word for charm and elegance; also used as a suffix to belittle, as in 「私風情」.
• RelatedオーラNeutralLoanword for the aura a person gives off, as in 「オーラがある」; used mostly of people.
• RelatedフィーリングNeutralLoanword for feeling or rapport, as in 「フィーリングが合う」; used mostly in interpersonal contexts.

Use 「雰囲気」 for the atmosphere around a place or person. For the mood of a situation say 「空気」, for a romantic mood 「ムード」, for a person's aura 「オーラ」, and for elegant charm 「趣」 or 「風情」. 「感じ」 covers impressions, 「様子」 visible states, 「情緒」 emotional states, and 「フィーリング」 rapport between people; アトモスフィア and アンビアンス are rare in speech.

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1. 地球ちきゅうを取り巻とりまく気体きたい。大気たいき。
2. あるものを取り巻とりまいたり、一定いっていの空間くうかんに充満じゅうまんしていたりする空気くうきや気体きたい。ある特定とくていの気体きたいやそれを主ぬしとした混合こんごう気体きたい、または特定とくていの条件じょうけん下かにある気体きたい。
3. (語義ごぎ1より比喩的ひゆてきに) その場ばの作り出つくりだす気分きぶん。ある特定とくていの場所ばしょや事物じぶつ、人物じんぶつを取り巻とりまいて、感かんじられる光ひかりや音おと、匂におい、気配けはいなどを総体そうたいとして捉とらえて語かたったもの。ムード。