気さく|きさくkisaku[0]heiban (flat)
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- na-adjectivefriendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured; frank; candid; willing; ready
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.
- 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


