小気味良い・小気味よい・小気味いい・小気味好い|こきみよいkokimiyoi[4]nakadaka (mid-high)
こきみいいkokimiii
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Which spelling to use
小気味良い小気味良い is the most common form. It is a kanji-kana spelling used in writing and conveys a delightful, satisfying, brisk feeling.
小気味よい小気味よい is less common than 小気味良い but is the recommended default for beginners. It is a kanji-kana spelling with the same delightful, satisfying, brisk feel.
小気味いい小気味いい is less common than 小気味よい. This kanji-kana spelling conveys the same delightful, satisfying, brisk feeling and may be encountered as a written variant.
小気味好い小気味好い is the least common of these forms. This kanji-kana spelling has the same delightful, satisfying, brisk meaning and is another written variant.
Definitions
- i-adjective (よい/いい)delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
Conjugation
| Plain form | 小気味良い（こきみよい） |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 小気味良いです（こきみよいです） |
| Negative (kunai) | 小気味良くない（こきみよくない） |
| polite (ku arimasen) | 小気味良くありません（こきみよくありません） |
| Past (katta) | 小気味良かった（こきみよかった） |
| Past negative (kunakatta) | 小気味良くなかった（こきみよくなかった） |
| Te form (kute) | 小気味良くて（こきみよくて） |
| Adverbial (ku) | 小気味良く（こきみよく） |
| Conditional (kereba) | 小気味良ければ（こきみよければ） |
| kattara | 小気味良かったら（こきみよかったら） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Related好ましいこのましいWrittenWritten register. An evaluative term for something likeable or likely to turn out well; it lacks the brisk, gratifying snap of 「小気味良い」.
- Related面白いおもしろいCasualColloquial. About being interesting or amusing; it leans toward fun rather than the crisp, gratifying briskness of 「小気味良い」.
- Related楽しいたのしいCasualColloquial. Describes a happy, cheerful mood. 「小気味良い」 instead praises the gratifying crispness of an action or delivery.
- Related愉快ゆかいNeutralNeutral. For a pleasant, cheerful state of mind; it misses the crisp, rhythmic snap that 「小気味良い」 conveys.
- Related好もしいこのもしいWrittenWritten but rare. A synonym of 「好ましい」 expressing fondness for something; it carries no sense of brisk, satisfying snap.
- Antonym小気味悪いNeutralAntonym. Unpleasant or uncomfortable to watch — the direct opposite of the brisk, gratifying feel of 「小気味良い」.
Use 「小気味良い」 for crisp, snappy action or speech that is gratifying to watch, as in 「小気味良いテンポ」 or 「小気味良い切り返し」. For plain pleasantness say 「愉快」 or 「楽しい」; for something likeable or desirable, 「好ましい」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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