1Cheerful, jovial, or lively — a bright, upbeat personality or atmosphere that lifts the mood of those around.
陽気な性格の彼は初対面の人ともすぐ打ち解ける。
With his cheerful personality, he quickly warms up even to people he's just met.
店内には陽気なラテン音楽が流れていた。
Lively Latin music was playing inside the shop.
祖母は年をとっても陽気で、いつも冗談を言っている。
Even in old age, my grandmother is cheerful and always cracking jokes.
陽気な笑い声が隣の部屋から聞こえてきた。
Merry laughter could be heard from the next room.
2Weather or the state of the climate; often used to describe pleasant, mild weather.
こんな陽気の日は外でお弁当を食べたくなる。
On weather like this, I want to eat my lunch outside.
三月に入り、少しずつ春らしい陽気になってきた。
Now that March has arrived, the weather has gradually become springlike.
急な陽気の変化で体調を崩す人が増えている。
More people are falling ill due to the sudden change in weather.
3In traditional East Asian thought, the active, bright energy of 'yang,' as opposed to yin; a traditional, specialized usage.
漢方では体内の陽気が不足すると冷えやすくなると言われる。
In Chinese medicine, it is said that a lack of yang energy in the body makes one prone to feeling cold.
立春は陽気が芽生え始める節目とされる。
The first day of spring (risshun) is considered the turning point when yang energy begins to stir.