There was an ancient Egyptian port called Canopus, east of Alexandria, whose inhabitants worshipped Osiris, the Egyptian god of the dead. Most believe that the name 'canopic' derives from this source. The jars had lids that were shaped as the head of one of the minor funerary deities known as the Four Sons of Horus.
The term itself is very obscure, and it is accepted as a physical or mental energy used to help focus other energies, or some other similar explanations of similar origin. The truth is nobody knows what Ki is. but the general meaning is energy or spirit. <br /><br /><br /> Ki means  life force or life essence <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> It depends on the specific KI you are talking about.
Full Definition of KILOGRAM. 1. : the base unit of mass in the International System of Units that is equal to the mass of a prototype agreed upon by international convention and that is nearly equal to the mass of 1000 cubic centimeters of water at the temperature of its maximum density â see metric system table. 2.. : a unit of force or weight equal to the weight of a kilogram mass under a gravitational attraction equal to that of the earth. See kilogram defined for English-language learners. See kilogram defined for kids.