気持ち・気持|きもちkimochi[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounfeeling; sensation; mood; state of mind
2. nounpreparedness; readiness; attitude
3. nounthought; sentiment; consideration; solicitude; gratitude
4. noun, adverbslightly; a bit; a little

• Synonym感じかんじNeutralAn overall feeling or impression, as in 「いい感じ」; centers on how things strike you, while 「気持ち」 is about inner emotion.
• Synonym気分きぶんNeutralA momentary mood or state of mind, as in 「気分がいい」; also covers feeling physically unwell, as in 「気分が悪い」.
• Synonym心地ここちNeutralHow something feels to body or mind; mostly used as a suffix, as in 「居心地」 or 「乗り心地」. Common in everyday speech.
• Synonym心持ちこころもちWrittenA written-style word for mood or state of mind; also an adverb meaning slightly, as in 「心持ち大きめ」.
• SynonymフィーリングCasualColloquial loanword for a gut feeling or rapport, as in 「フィーリングが合う」.
• Synonym意気いきWrittenA written word for eager, go-getting spirit, as in 「意気込み」; carries more drive than 「気持ち」.
• Synonym心情しんじょうWrittenA written word for one's inner feelings, as in 「心情を察する」; more formal than 「気持ち」.
• Synonym情緒じょうちょWrittenA written word for both emotion and atmosphere or charm, as in 「情緒不安定」 and 「下町情緒」.
• Synonym思いおもいNeutralThoughts, wishes or feelings one holds in the heart, as in 「思いを伝える」.
• Related感情かんじょうNeutralEmotions such as joy, anger and sorrow, as in 「感情的になる」; common in daily use as well.
• Related情じょうWrittenA written word for human feeling and warmth, as in 「情が深い」; stresses tenderness and compassion.
• Related情感じょうかんWrittenA written word for delicate, sensitive emotion, as in 「情感豊か」; often used in artistic expression.
• Related心緒しんしょFormalA formal written word for one's state of mind; extremely rare — use 「気持ち」 in everyday speech.
• Related感かんNeutralMostly a suffix, as in 「達成感」 or 「違和感」; rarely used on its own.
• RelatedセンチメントWrittenA written loanword for sentiment or emotion; mostly seen in literary and art criticism.

For feelings and moods, 「気持ち」 is the default, as in 「気持ちがいい」. Use 「気分」 for a momentary mood, 「感じ」 for an overall impression, 「感情」 for emotions like joy and anger, 「思い」 for thoughts and wishes, and 「心情」 in written prose for inner feelings.

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

1. 外界がいかいの変化へんかに応おうじて、内心ないしんに生しょうずる一時的いちじてきな感覚かんかく又または感情かんじょう。思想しそうや論理的ろんりてき帰結きけつによるものではなく、反射的はんしゃてきに生しょうずるものや、考かんがえや思想しそうに至いたる前まえの未み整理せいりな感情かんじょうを言ゆう。心持こころもち、気分きぶん。
2. 身体しんたいに感かんじる快かい・不快ふかいの感覚かんかく。
3. 理性りせいで統御とうぎょのできない感情かんじょう、特とくに恋愛れんあいに関かんするもの。
4. 情じょう。こころ。念ねん。
5. 挨拶あいさつや贈物おくりものなどを謙遜けんそんしていう婉曲えんきょく語ご。心遣こころづかい。
6. （副詞ふくし的てきに）少すこし