会心|かいしんkaishin[0]heiban (flat)
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- suru verb, no-adjectivecongeniality; satisfaction; gratification
- noun, video gamescritical hit
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 会心する(かいしんする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 会心します(かいしんします) |
| Negative (nai) | 会心しない(かいしんしない) |
| polite (masen) | 会心しません(かいしんしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 会心せず・会心せぬ(かいしんせず・かいしんせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 会心した(かいしんした) |
| polite (mashita) | 会心しました(かいしんしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 会心しなかった(かいしんしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 会心しませんでした(かいしんしませんでした) |
| Te form | 会心して(かいしんして) |
| Potential | 会心できる(かいしんできる) |
| Passive | 会心される(かいしんされる) |
| Causative | 会心させる(かいしんさせる) |
| Causative passive | 会心させられる(かいしんさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 会心すれば(かいしんすれば) |
| tara | 会心したら(かいしんしたら) |
| Volitional | 会心しよう(かいしんしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 会心しましょう(かいしんしましょう) |
| Imperative | 会心しろ(かいしんしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym満足まんぞくNeutralThe most widely used word for satisfaction or contentment; it also works as a na-adjective. 「会心」 stresses things going just as you hoped, as in 「会心の笑み」「会心の作」.
- Synonym満足感まんぞくかんNeutralThe feeling of satisfaction itself, the inner sense of fulfillment. 「会心」 stresses things going as you wished, often modifying results or expressions like 「会心の一撃」.
- Antonym失意しついWrittenDejection when your hopes come to nothing; the direct opposite of 「会心」's contentment, with a strong written, formal flavor.
- Antonym不満ふまんNeutralDissatisfaction or complaint, the everyday opposite of 「会心」's contentment; very common in daily speech.
Use 「会心」 when something goes just as you hoped and you feel pleased with it, often in 「会心の笑み」「会心の作」. For satisfaction in general say 「満足」. The opposites are 「不満」 in everyday talk and 「失意」 in more written contexts.
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