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qi
In traditional Chinese culture, ''qì'' or ''ch'i'' (, also known as ''ki'' in Japanese culture) is an active principle forming part of any living thing. ''Qi'' literally translates as "breath", "air", or "gas", and figuratively as "material energy", "life force", or "energy flow".〔 ''Qi'' is the central underlying principle in traditional Chinese medicine and martial arts.
Concepts similar to ''qi'' can be found in many cultures, for example, ''prana'' in the Hindu religion, "chi" in the Igbo religion, ''pneuma'' in ancient Greece, ''mana'' in Hawaiian culture, ''lüng'' in Tibetan Buddhism, ''ruah'' in Hebrew culture, and vital energy in Western philosophy. Some elements of ''qi'' can be understood in the term energy when used by writers and practitioners of various esoteric forms of spirituality and alternative medicine. Elements of the ''qi'' concept can also be found in Western popular culture, for example "The Force" in ''Star Wars''. Notions in the West of ''energeia'', ''élan vital'', or "vitalism" are purported to be similar.〔
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==Linguistic aspects==
This cultural keyword ''qì'' is analyzable in terms of Chinese and Sino-Xenic pronunciations, possible etymologies, the logographs 氣, 气, and 気, various meanings ranging from "vapor" to "anger", and the English loanword ''qi'' or ''ch'i''.
抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』
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