呑気

のんき

carefree, optimistic, careless

What does 呑気 mean?

呑気 is a Japanese noun meaning carefree, optimistic, careless in English. It is written as 呑気 in kanji, のんき in hiragana, and nonki in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

お前は当事者じゃないから、そんなのんきなこと言ってられるんだよ。

You wouldn't be so casual about it if you were directly involved.