気分|きぶんkibun[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounfeeling; mood
   とても気分きぶんがリフレッシュされる。↗

   I feel like a brand new person.

• Synonym気持ちきもちNeutralA specific feeling or emotion, as in 「感謝の気持ち」; 「気分」 is your overall mood of the moment.
• Synonym心地ここちWrittenHow something physically or mentally feels; mostly a suffix as in 「居心地」「乗り心地」. Written/formal; 「気分」 can stand alone for your mood.
• Synonym心持ちこころもちWrittenA mood or state of mind; also an adverb meaning 'slightly'. Less common than 「気分」 and leans written/formal.
• Synonym機嫌きげんNeutralWhether someone is in a good or bad mood, usually said of others, as in 「機嫌が悪い」; 「気分」 is mostly about your own feelings.
• SynonymフィーリングCasualA loanword for a gut feeling or rapport, as in 「フィーリングが合う」; colloquial. 「気分」 is about how good or bad you feel.
• Synonym感じかんじNeutralAn overall sense or impression, as in 「いい感じ」; extremely versatile. 「気分」 is your own mood, or how your body feels, as in 「気分が悪い」.
• Synonym気味きみNeutralRead きみ, it covers feelings and moods, mostly in 「気味が悪い」 and 「いい気味」; 「気分」 is your mood or physical state at the time.
• Synonym心情しんじょうWrittenInner feelings, written/formal, as in 「心情を察する」; deeper and more solemn than 「気分」.
• Synonym情緒じょうちょWrittenThe charm or sentiment of a scene, as in 「下町情緒」; written/formal, stressing atmosphere. 「気分」 is a personal, momentary mood.
• Synonymご機嫌ごきげんNeutralThe polite version of 「機嫌」; works for good or bad moods, as in 「ご機嫌が悪い」, and can mean being cheerful. 「気分」 carries no honorific nuance.
• Synonym気色きしょくWrittenRead きしょく; a mood that shows on the face, and in 「気色悪い」 it means disgusting. Written/formal; 「気分」 is your inner state.
• Related思いおもいNeutralThoughts and longings held in the heart, often with deep emotion, as in 「思いを伝える」; 「気分」 is a passing mood.
• Related感情かんじょうNeutralEmotions like joy and anger, as in 「感情的」; 「気分」 is your overall state of mind at a given moment.
• Related気味きみNeutralRead きみ, it covers feelings and moods, mostly in 「気味が悪い」 and 「いい気味」; 「気分」 is your mood or physical state at the time.
• Related様子ようすNeutralA state or appearance, as in 「様子を見る」; it points to what is outwardly visible, while 「気分」 is an inner feeling.
• Related印象いんしょうNeutralThe impression a person, book, scene or event leaves on you, as in 「第一印象」; 「気分」 is your own mood right now.
• Related感想かんそうNeutralYour thoughts and reactions to something, as in 「感想文」; they can be put into words, while 「気分」 is just a mood.
• Related感触かんしょくNeutralA tactile feel, or the sense you get from contact with something, as in 「好感触」; 「気分」 is a mood.
• Related情感じょうかんWrittenDelicate, refined emotion, often in artistic expression, as in 「情感豊か」; written/formal. 「気分」 is a passing mood.
• Related気心きごころWrittenSomeone's disposition or temperament, mostly as 「気心が知れる」; written/formal. 「気分」 is a momentary mood, not character.
• Related心根こころねWrittenOne's true nature deep inside, as in 「優しい心根」; written/formal, about character rather than a passing mood.
• Related雰囲気ふんいきNeutralThe atmosphere of a place, or the vibe a person gives off, as in 「彼女の雰囲気が好き」; 「気分」 is your own mood.

For a momentary mood or how you feel physically, 「気分」 is the default. Use 「気持ち」 for a specific feeling, 「機嫌」 or polite 「ご機嫌」 for good or bad temper (often someone else's), 「雰囲気」 for the atmosphere of a place or a person's vibe, and 「印象」 or 「感じ」 for impressions. Most others are narrower: 心地 for how something feels, 様子 for outward appearance, 感想 for reactions, 感情 for emotion, 気心・心根 for character.

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

1. その時々ときどきの漠然ばくぜんとした心こころの状態じょうたい。感情かんじょう。
2. 意欲いよく。
3. 体調たいちょうに関連かんれん付つけられる心こころの状態じょうたいや感覚かんかく。
4. その場ばやその時期じき特有とくゆうの雰囲気ふんいきや感性かんせい。
5. 仮想的かそうてきに感かんじられる雰囲気ふんいき。
6. 気質きしつ。気性きしょう。