also: いごこちよい
居心地いい · i-adjective (yoi/ii class)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 居心地いい | 居心地よくない |
| Polite | 居心地いいです | 居心地よくないですalso 居心地よくありません |
| Past polite | 居心地よかったです | 居心地よくなかったですalso 居心地よくありませんでした |
| Past | 居心地よかった | 居心地よくなかった |
| Te-form | 居心地よくて | 居心地よくなくて |
| Adverbial | 居心地よく | |
| Conditional | 居心地よければ | 居心地よくなければ |
| Tara conditional | 居心地よかったら | 居心地よくなかったら |
comfortable to live in; snug; cozy
Describes a place or environment that feels pleasant and easy to be in; often used for homes, rooms, cafés, or communities.
This room is very comfortable to be in.
That café is so cozy that I end up staying too long.
居心地 is a noun meaning 'comfort of a place'; 居心地いい is the adjective form meaning 'comfortable to be in'.
快適 is a more general word for 'comfortable' (e.g., temperature, chair, flight); 居心地いい specifically focuses on the feeling of a place where one stays or spends time.
Common spelling using いい; the reading いごこちいい is standard for this form.
Kanji spelling 良い can be read as いい or よい; here it is read いごこちいい.
Kanji spelling 良い read as よい; slightly more formal or written style.
Kana spelling for よい; natural in informal writing.
Compound of 居心地 (igokochi, 'comfort of a place') + いい (ii, 'good'). The noun 居心地 itself is from 居 (i, 'being, staying') + 心地 (kokochi, 'feeling, sensation').