心地よい・心地良い・心地いい・心地好い|ここちよいkokochiyoi[4]nakadaka (mid-high)
ここちいいkokochiii
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Which spelling to use
心地よい心地よい is the most common written form and the recommended choice for beginners; use it in your own writing.
心地良い心地良い is a less common written variant of 心地よい. You may encounter it, but beginners should generally choose 心地よい.
心地いい心地いい is less common than 心地良い and is an alternative written form. Beginners should generally use 心地よい instead.
心地好い心地好い is a rarely used written variant. Beginners should avoid choosing it when 心地よい is available.
Definitions
- expression, i-adjective (よい/いい)comfortable; pleasant
Conjugation
| Plain form | 心地よい（ここちよい） |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 心地よいです（ここちよいです） |
| Negative (kunai) | 心地よくない（ここちよくない） |
| polite (ku arimasen) | 心地よくありません（ここちよくありません） |
| Past (katta) | 心地よかった（ここちよかった） |
| Past negative (kunakatta) | 心地よくなかった（ここちよくなかった） |
| Te form (kute) | 心地よくて（ここちよくて） |
| Adverbial (ku) | 心地よく（ここちよく） |
| Conditional (kereba) | 心地よければ（ここちよければ） |
| kattara | 心地よかったら（ここちよかったら） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym快いこころよいWrittenWritten-style adjective for feeling pleasant or refreshed, or agreeing gladly, as in 「快い風」「快く引き受ける」; 「心地よい」 stresses sensory comfort.
- Synonym快適かいてきNeutralDescribes comfort of the surroundings or equipment, as in 「快適な生活」; 「心地よい」 is about how things feel to the senses.
- Synonym気持ちいいきもちいいCasualColloquial and very common in daily speech for feeling good physically or in mood; 「心地よい」 sounds more written and refined.
- Related安楽あんらくWrittenWritten word for a life of ease and comfort, as in 「安楽椅子」; 「心地よい」 is about sensory pleasantness.
- Related好ましいこのましいWrittenWritten adjective for something likeable or desirable; 「心地よい」 is about sensory comfort rather than approval.
- Related気楽きらくNeutralCarefree and unencumbered, as in 「気楽な一人暮らし」; 「心地よい」 is about sensory comfort.
- Related楽しいたのしいNeutralFun and exciting, as in 「楽しい旅行」; 「心地よい」 suggests a calmer sense of comfort.
- Related満足まんぞくNeutralSatisfaction with a result, as in 「結果に満足する」; 「心地よい」 is about sensory comfort.
- Related愉快ゆかいNeutralPleasant and amusing, as in 「愉快な仲間」; 「心地よい」 suggests calmer comfort.
- Antonym不快ふかいWrittenWritten word for displeasure or discomfort, as in 「不快感」; stands opposite 「心地よい」 on the pleasant–unpleasant scale.
- Antonym心地悪いNeutralThe direct antonym: an uncomfortable, unpleasant feeling, standing opposite 「心地よい」 on the comfort–discomfort scale.
Use 「心地よい」 for something that feels pleasant or comfortable to the senses, as in 「心地よい風」「心地よい音楽」. For written prose pick 「快い」, for comfortable surroundings 「快適」, and in casual speech 「気持ちいい」. The opposites are 「心地悪い」 and 「不快」.
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