How to say "comfortable" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- adverb (with と), suru verbA mimetic word for comfort as relaxed, roomy ease: loose clothing, spacious seating, an unhurried pace. It paints a scene of calm, uncramped comfort.
- 快適かいてきna-adjective, nounPhysical, environmental comfort: a comfortable room, chair, temperature, or living situation. Use it when one's surroundings or conditions make daily life easy and pleasant.
- 心地よいここちよいexpression, i-adjective (よい/いい)Comfort felt in the body or the senses: a comfortable temperature, a pleasant breeze or texture. It names the felt pleasantness itself.
- 気楽きらくna-adjective, nounComfort as a state of mind: carefree, unburdened, at ease. It suits a relaxed, worry-free way of living or feeling, with nothing weighing on one's mind.
- 快いこころよいi-adjectivePrimarily 'pleasant, agreeable, refreshing': a refreshing breeze or an agreeable reply. As a rendering of 'comfortable' it is marginal; choose it when refreshment or ready agreeableness is the point.
Choose 快適 for comfort of one's surroundings, 「心地よい」 for comfort felt in body or senses, 「ゆったり」 for relaxed, roomy ease, 気楽 for carefree ease of mind, and 「快い」 chiefly for pleasant, refreshing feelings.
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Japanese equivalents
- ゆったりcomfortable
- 快適かいてきpleasant
- 心地よいここちよいcomfortable
- 気楽きらくcarefree
- 快いこころよいpleasant
- 伸びやかのびやかcomfortable
- 気持ちいいきもちいいpleasant (of a sensation)
- 気持ちがいいきもちがいいpleasant (of a sensation)
- 居心地の良いいごこちのいいcomfortable (to live in)
- 居心地がいいいごこちがいいcomfortable (to live in)
- 居心地いいいごこちいいcomfortable (to live in)
- コンフォータブルcomfortable
- ほんわかwarm
- のうのうcarefree
- 安気あんきcarefree
- 安閑あんかんrelaxed
- 平らたいらrelaxed (sitting posture)
- まったりlaid-back (lifestyle)
- 優雅ゆうがleisurely
- ぬるま湯ぬるまゆcomfortable
- 楽チンらくチンpleasant
- 楽らく(economically) comfortable
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