気さく|きさくkisaku[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. na-adjectivefriendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured; frank; candid; willing; ready
    ある意味いみでは、丁寧ていねい語ごは気きさくな雰囲気ふんいきを壊こわす。↗
    Polite language, in a sense, spoils a casual atmosphere.
Conjugation
Plain form気さく(きさく)
Polite (desu)気さくです(きさくです)
Negative (dewa nai)気さくではない(きさくではない)
polite (dewa arimasen)気さくではありません(きさくではありません)
Past (datta)気さくだった(きさくだった)
Past negative (dewa nakatta)気さくではなかった(きさくではなかった)
Te form (de)気さくで(きさくで)
Adverbial (ni)気さくに(きさくに)
Conditional (nara)気さくなら(きさくなら)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym気安いきやすいNeutralDescribes a relaxed lack of restraint, and can imply being overly familiar, as in 「気安く呼ぶな」; unlike 「気さく」, it does not stress being unpretentious.
  • Synonym社交的しゃこうてきNeutralDescribes someone good at socializing who actively seeks out others; 「気さく」 focuses on an unpretentious, easygoing character.
  • SynonymフレンドリーNeutralA loanword for a friendly, warm manner, usable of people or atmospheres; 「気さく」 stresses an unpretentious, easygoing character.
  • Synonym人懐っこいひとなつっこいNeutralEager to get close to people, also said of animals; stresses actively seeking company, while 「気さく」 stresses being unpretentious and easygoing.
  • Synonym親しみやすいしたしみやすいNeutralDescribes the impression of being approachable, and can apply to things as well; 「気さく」 is about the person's own unpretentious character.
  • Synonym愛想のいいあいそのいいNeutralRefers to being pleasant and smiling with people; stresses how one treats others, while 「気さく」 stresses an unpretentious, frank character.
  • Synonym懐こいなつこいNeutralMeans likable and easy to warm up to, but is used less often; unlike 「気さく」, it does not stress being unpretentious and easygoing.
  • Synonym懐っこいなつっこいCasualColloquial form of 「懐こい」: easy to warm up to and likable; 「気さく」 stresses being unpretentious.
  • Related心安いこころやすいNeutralDescribes a close relationship where no formality is needed; stresses mutual closeness, while 「気さく」 describes the person's own easygoing nature.
  • Related友好的ゆうこうてきNeutralMeans friendly but is mostly used of relations between countries or organizations; 「気さく」 describes an individual's character.
  • Related飾り気のないかざりけのないNeutralMeans plain and unaffected, stressing an absence of show or pretense; 「気さく」 stresses being easygoing and unpretentious with people.
  • Antonym無愛想ぶあいそうNeutralAntonym: cold and curt, sparing with pleasantries and slow to smile — the opposite of the warm, approachable 「気さく」.
  • Antonym堅苦しいかたくるしいNeutralAntonym: stiff and formal, making people unable to relax; the opposite of the easygoing 「気さく」.

Use 「気さく」 for an unpretentious, easygoing character, as in 「気さくな人柄」. For someone eager to get close to people say 「人懐っこい」, for approachability 「親しみやすい」; the antonyms are 「無愛想」 and 「堅苦しい」.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. さっぱりした性格せいかくで何事なにごとにも拘かかわらないこと。
  2. 気軽きがるなこと。
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