ride comfort; ride quality; feeling while riding
Describes how comfortable a vehicle feels to ride in, covering smoothness, seat comfort, noise, etc. Commonly used for cars, trains, bicycles, and other conveyances.
This car has a very comfortable ride.
The ride quality of the new train has been greatly improved.
Refers to the comfort of wearing shoes or socks, whereas 乗り心地 is about vehicle ride comfort.
Standard spelling; the most common written form.
Variant spelling without the okurigana り; less common but still encountered.
Compound of 乗り (nori, 'riding', continuative form of 乗る) + 心地 (gokochi, 'feeling, comfort'). The reading のりごこち reflects rendaku voicing of ここち.