気味|きみkimi[2]odaka (tail-high)

1. nounsensation; feeling
   その事件じけんには何なんとなく気味きみの悪わるいところがあった。↗

   There was something weird about the incident.
2. nountendency; propensity

• Synonym感じかんじNeutralA very common word for a feeling or impression, especially in speech; 「気味」 works mostly as the suffix 「〜気味」, meaning a bit on the side of something, as in 「風邪気味」.
• Synonym気分きぶんNeutralCovers one's mood or how comfortable the body feels; standalone 「気味」 survives mainly in set phrases such as 「いい気味」 and 「気味が悪い」.
• Synonym心地ここちNeutralThe feeling something gives you while or after doing it, often as a suffix like 「住み心地」; as a suffix 「気味」 instead marks a tendency.
• Synonym心持ちこころもちWrittenA mood or state of mind, also an adverb meaning slightly; rarer than 「気味」 and leaning toward written, formal prose.
• Related気持ちきもちNeutralThe everyday word for feelings and moods, used constantly in speech; standalone 「気味」 mostly turns up in fixed phrases like 「気味が悪い」.
• Related感かんNeutralUsually a suffix, as in 「達成感」 or 「違和感」, naming a feeling you get; 「〜気味」 instead suggests a slight tendency toward something.

Use 「気味」 for the suffix 「〜気味」 (a slight tendency) or in 「気味が悪い」. For everyday feelings say 「感じ」 or 「気持ち」, for your mood 「気分」, and for a feeling suffix 「〜感」.

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

1. （漢語かんご・原義げんぎ）香かおりと味あじ、香気こうきと風味ふうみ。
2. 様子ようす。気持きもち、心地ここち、気分きぶん、心中しんじゅうから発はっする快かい又または不快ふかいの気持きもち。
3. 傾向けいこう。おもむき、気配けはい。
4. ある傾向けいこうを帯おびていること。