心地|ここちkokochi[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, noun (suffix)feeling; sensation; moodpronounced ごこち as a suffix
   くつろげば、自信じしんに満みちて心地ここちもよくなります。↗

   If you are at ease, you are feeling confident and comfortable.

   「その洗濯機せんたくきの使い心地つかいごこちはどうですか」「まあまあです」↗

   "How do you find your washing-machine?" "Not so bad."

• Synonym気持ちきもちNeutralThe broadest, most everyday word for feelings and moods. 「心地」 mostly appears in compounds like 「住み心地」「乗り心地」 that rate how an experience feels.
• Synonym気分きぶんNeutralYour mood or physical condition at a given moment. 「心地」 is about how comfortable an environment or experience feels.
• Synonym心持ちこころもちWrittenA written/formal word for one's mood; as an adverb it means 'slightly'. 「心地」 is about the feel of an experience.
• SynonymフィーリングNeutralLoanword for a feeling or a sense of rapport. 「心地」 is the feeling while experiencing something.
• Synonym感じかんじNeutralA general word for a feeling or impression. 「心地」 judges whether an experience feels good or bad.
• Related心情しんじょうWrittenOne's inner emotions; written/formal. 「心地」 is the feeling you get while doing something.
• Related情緒じょうちょWrittenAtmosphere and aesthetic charm, as in 「下町情緒」; written/formal. 「心地」 is about personal feeling.
• Related情感じょうかんWrittenEmotion and sensitivity; written/formal. 「心地」 is about how an experience feels.
• Related思いおもいNeutralThoughts, longing and affection, as in 「思いを寄せる」. 「心地」 is about how comfortable something feels.
• Related感情かんじょうNeutralEmotions in general; a common, all-purpose word. 「心地」 is the felt quality of an experience.
• RelatedセンチメントNeutralLoanword for sentiment, one's inner emotions. 「心地」 is about the feel of an experience.
• Related心緒しんしょWrittenA rare written word for one's state of mind. 「心地」 is far more common.
• Related情調じょうちょうWrittenA written/formal word for atmosphere and mood. 「心地」 is about your personal experience.
• Related感かんNeutralA suffix for a feeling, as in 「満足感」. 「心地」 is the feeling while doing something.

Use 「心地」 for the feeling you get from doing or experiencing something, comfortable or not, as in 「居心地がいい」「寝心地が悪い」「夢心地」. For moods in general say 「気持ち」 or 「気分」; for atmosphere and charm say 「情緒」; for a sense or impression say 「感じ」.

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1. あることをした際さいに起おこる心こころの状態じょうたい。