気持ちいい・気持ち良い|きもちいいkimochiii[4]nakadaka (mid-high)

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きもちよいkimochiyoi[4]nakadaka (mid-high)
Which spelling to use
気持ちいい気持ちいい is the most common written form and the recommended choice for beginners. It expresses a pleasant, comfortable, nice, or cheerful sensation.
気持ち良い気持ち良い is a less common kanji-and-kana variant of 気持ちいい, with the same meaning; you may encounter it in writing.
Definitions
  1. i-adjective (よい/いい)pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; nice
    その木きの木陰こかげで寝ねるのは気持きもちいい。↗
    It is pleasant to sleep under the tree.
  2. i-adjective (よい/いい)cheerful; happy; feeling good
    何なん杯ばいか飲のむと、その男おとこは酔よって気持きもちよくなった。↗
    After a couple of drinks, the guy was feeling no pain.
  3. i-adjective (よい/いい)smooth (of function); working well
  4. i-adjective (よい/いい)agreeable; frank; open; willing
Conjugation
Plain form気持ちいい(きもちいい)
Polite (desu)気持ちいいです(きもちいいです)
Negative (kunai)気持ちいくない(きもちいくない)
polite (ku arimasen)気持ちいくありません(きもちいくありません)
Past (katta)気持ちいかった(きもちいかった)
Past negative (kunakatta)気持ちいくなかった(きもちいくなかった)
Te form (kute)気持ちいくて(きもちいくて)
Adverbial (ku)気持ちいく(きもちいく)
Conditional (kereba)気持ちいければ(きもちいければ)
kattara気持ちいかったら(きもちいかったら)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym心地よいここちよいWrittenWritten and elegant: describes what soothes body and mind, as in 「心地よい風」. Less conversational than 「気持ちいい」.
  • Synonym快適かいてきNeutralComfortable and convenient, typically of surroundings or living conditions, as in 「快適な暮らし」; the focus falls on the conditions providing the comfort.
  • Synonym快いこころよいWrittenWritten-leaning: a pleasant, refreshing feeling, as in 「快い風」; it also covers doing something gladly, as in 「快く引き受ける」.
  • Synonym愉快ゆかいNeutralPleasant and amusing, as in 「愉快な仲間」; the emphasis is on a cheerful, merry mood rather than physical ease.
  • SynonymいいWrittenA classical word, written 「怡々」, for feeling contented and delighted; not used in everyday speech, and only a homophone of the common 「いい(良い)」.
  • Related良いよいNeutralThe all-purpose 'good'; far broader than 「気持ちいい」 and not tied to physical or emotional comfort.
  • Related楽しいたのしいNeutralMeans fun and enjoyable, with the focus on delight rather than the bodily comfort that 「気持ちいい」 expresses.
  • Related楽らくNeutralAbout being easy and free of effort or hardship, as in 「楽な仕事」; it stresses lack of burden, not a pleasant sensation.
  • Antonym気持ち悪いきもちわるいNeutralThe direct antonym: feeling sick or finding something gross and unpleasant, the opposite of the comfort of 「気持ちいい」.
  • Antonym不快なWrittenFormal, written word for unpleasantness, as in 「不快感」; the opposite of feeling comfortable.

Use 「気持ちいい」 for physical or emotional comfort, as in 「風が気持ちいい」. For written prose pick 「心地よい」, and for a comfortable environment or living conditions pick 「快適」.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. 体からだの調子ちょうしがよい。気分きぶんがいい。
  2. 感触かんしょくがよい。
  3. 物事ものごとの進捗状況しんちょくじょうきょうがよい。
  4. 人ひとの言動げんどうの感かんじがよい。
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