心持ち・心持|こころもちkokoromochi[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounfeeling; mood; sensation
2. noundisposition; mental attitude
3. adverbsomewhat; slightly; just a little
   消費しょうひは心持こころもち伸のびる程度ていどでしょう。↗

   Spending will grow only a touch faster.

• Synonym気持ちきもちNeutralThe everyday word for feelings and moods; also covers one's wishes, as in 「気持ちだけ」. 「心持ち」 is more written and doubles as an adverb meaning 'slightly'.
• Synonym気分きぶんNeutralA momentary mood or how your body feels, as in 「気分が悪い」; centers on your current emotional or physical state.
• Synonym心地ここちNeutralThe feeling while doing something, good or bad; often in 「居心地」「寝心地が悪い」. 「心持ち」 leans toward one's state of mind or attitude.
• SynonymフィーリングCasualLoanword for a feel or intuitive sense, as in 「フィーリングが合う」; colloquial, about clicking with someone or something.
• Synonym感じかんじCasualA feeling or impression, as in 「いい感じ」; very common in speech, focused on the impression something gives.
• Synonym思いおもいNeutralThoughts, longings and wishes held in the heart, as in 「思いを伝える」; centers on what you think and feel toward someone.
• Related感情かんじょうNeutralEmotions like joy, anger and sorrow, set against reason; focuses on emotion itself and sounds rather formal.
• Related情じょうNeutralHuman warmth and feeling for others, as in 「情が移る」; centers on affection and compassion toward people.
• Related心緒しんしょWrittenThe stirrings of one's heart and moods; literary and old-fashioned, and rarely used.

Use 「心持ち」 for mood or mental attitude; it leans written and also works as an adverb meaning 'slightly', as in 「心持ち右へ」. In everyday speech say 「気持ち」 or 「気分」; use 「心地」 for how something feels to do, and 「感じ」 for impressions.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 心こころがけ。気立きだて。
2. 気分きぶん。思おもっていること。気持きもち。
3. すこし。いくぶん。少々しょうしょう。