GRAMMAR
〜ぎみ
-ish
tendency (slight), slight tendency
Explanation
NOTE
〜ぎみ means "a slight tendency toward" or "-ish." It attaches to the ます-stem of verbs or to nouns.
ここ最近、疲れぎみだ。
I've been a bit tired lately.
Slight tendency — not fully exhausted, but heading that way
NOTE
The result functions like a na-adjective. It often conveys something slightly negative or undesirable.
STRUCTURE
Vます
ぎみ体重が増えぎみだ。
Taiju ga fue gimi da.
My weight is slightly on the heavier side.
最近、遅刻しぎみだ。
Saikin, chikoku shi gimi da.
I've been tending to be late recently.
寝不足ぎみで、頭が重い。
Nebusoku gimi de, atama ga omoi.
I'm slightly sleep-deprived and my head feels heavy.
STRUCTURE
N辞
ぎみ最近、体調不良ぎみだ。
Saikin, taicho furyo gimi da.
I've been feeling slightly unwell recently.
今日は頭痛ぎみだ。
Kyo wa zutsu gimi da.
I have a slight headache today.
彼は風邪ぎみで、声がかすれている。
Kare wa kaze gimi de, koe ga kasurete iru.
He has a touch of a cold and his voice is hoarse.
Practice exercises
1
最近、風邪気味だ。
I have been feeling -ish/a slight tendency of a cold recently.
Answer
気味
2
最近、少し忙しい気味だ。
Recently, I have been -ish / feeling a slight tendency toward being busy.
Answer
気味
3
最近、風邪を引きぎみだ。
I've been slightly prone to catching colds lately.
Answer
ぎみ
4
仕事が忙しくて、疲れぎみだ。
Work is busy and I'm feeling slightly worn out.
Answer
ぎみ
5
夏は食べ過ぎぎみになる。
In summer, I tend to slightly overeat.
Answer
ぎみ
6
今は風邪ぎみなので、気をつけます。
I'm slightly coming down with a cold, so I'll be careful.
Answer
ぎみ
7
彼女は疲労ぎみに見える。
She looks like she has a slight fatigue.
Answer
ぎみ
8
この子は運動不足ぎみだ。
This child is slightly lacking exercise.
Answer
ぎみ
9
今日は頭痛ぎみだ。
I have a slight headache today.
Answer
ぎみ
10
体重が増えぎみだから、運動しようと思う。
My weight is slightly on the heavier side, so I think I'll exercise.
Answer
ぎみ
11
彼女は疲労ぎみに見えて、心配だ。
She looks like she has a touch of fatigue and I'm worried.
Answer
ぎみ