気心|きごころkigokoro[2]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Definitions
- nountemper; disposition
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym気きNeutralCovers mood, spirit, and disposition in an extremely wide range of uses; 「気心」 is confined to one person's temper and way of thinking.
- Synonym性質せいしつNeutralCovers a person's disposition but also the properties of things, as in 「化学的性質」; 「気心」 applies only to people's temper and thinking.
- Synonym本性ほんしょうNeutralA person's innate, true nature, often in 「本性を現す」; 「気心」 is the temper you come to know through interacting with someone.
- Related気きNeutralCovers mood, spirit, and disposition in an extremely wide range of uses; 「気心」 is confined to one person's temper and way of thinking.
- Related性格せいかくNeutralThe most general term for a person's character; 「気心」 usually goes with 「知れる」, stressing how familiar two people are with each other.
- Related心根こころねWrittenWritten word for the depths of the heart, one's true self, often judged good or bad; 「気心」 is the temper learned through dealing with someone.
- Related性せいNeutralMeans a person's nature but also sex and gender; 「気心」 is strictly about temper and thinking and has no gender sense.
- Related気立てきだてNeutralOften used to praise someone's mild, kind nature; 「気心」 is mostly seen in 「気心が知れる」, about knowing each other's temper.
- Related心ばえこころばえWrittenWritten/formal prose word for one's disposition, also care and consideration for others; 「気心」 is mostly used in 「気心が知れた仲」.
- Related人となりひととなりWrittenWritten word for a person's character and makeup, mostly an objective description, as in 「人となりを知る」; 「気心」 stresses mutual understanding.
- RelatedきっぷCasualColloquial word for temperament, also the disposition shared by people of a region; 「気っ風がいい」 suggests an open, hearty nature; 「気心」 is about temper and thinking.
For character in general, use 「性格」. 「気心」 fits 「気心が知れる」, about knowing each other's temper; use 「気立て」 to praise a kind nature and 「本性」 for someone's true colors.
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