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いい気になる (いいきになる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

いい気きになる

Meanings

1

expression, godan verb (-ru)

get carried away; be full of oneself; become conceited

Describes someone who becomes overconfident or self-satisfied, often due to a small success or praise. Used critically of others or oneself.

ちょっと褒ほめられただけで、彼かれはいい気きになっている。
Just because he got a little praise, he's getting carried away.
いい

気き

に

なる

な

よ

。

まだ

始はじ

まっ

た

ばかり

だ

。

Don't get full of yourself. It's only just begun.

Kanji

気spirit, mind, air

Similar words

調ちょう子しに乗のる
Similar meaning of getting carried away, but 調子に乗る can also mean 'to get into the swing of things' in a positive sense, while いい気になる is always negative.
うぬぼれる
Means 'to be conceited' or 'vain', focusing on an inflated self-image. いい気になる is more about a temporary state of being puffed up by circumstances.

Etymology

Phrase combining いい (good) + 気 (feeling, mood) + になる (to become). Literally 'to become in a good mood about oneself', implying unwarranted self-satisfaction.