心地ここち

also: ごこち

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

As a standalone noun ここち means an inner feeling, sensation, or mood and often sounds somewhat literary or reflective. As a suffix, read ごこち, it describes the felt comfort or sensation of doing or being in something, as in 座り心地 or 寝心地.

久ひさしぶりに故こ郷きょうの駅えきに降おりて、不ふ思し議ぎな心地ここちがした。
Getting off at my hometown station after so long gave me a strange feeling.
このソファは座すわり心地ごこちがいい。
This sofa is comfortable to sit on.
初はじめて表ひょう彰しょうされて、夢ゆめ心地ごこちだった。
Being honored for the first time felt like a dream.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉〉のような心地ここちがするto feel as if (something)
夢ゆめを見みているような心地ここちがした。
I felt as if I were dreaming.
生いきた心地ここちがしないto be scared out of one's wits (lit. not feel alive)
急きゅうに車くるまが飛とび出だしてきて、生いきた心地ここちがしなかった。
A car suddenly darted out and I was scared out of my wits.

Expressions· 7

心地ここちよいcomfortable; pleasant; agreeable
使つかい心地ごこちease of use; comfort in use; feel
人心地ひとごこちがつくcome to one's senses; recover consciousness; feel relieved; feel relaxed
居心地いごこちがいいcomfortable to be in; cozy; snug
居心地いごこちの良いいcomfortable to be in; cozy; snug

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住すみ心地ごこちがいいcomfortable to live in
天てんにも昇のぼる心地ここちfeeling extremely happy; in seventh heaven

Kanji

心heart, mind, spirit
地ground, earth

Related words

気き持もちN4
気持ち is the everyday word for feelings, emotions, or attitude, while 心地 is narrower and focuses on the felt quality or comfort of an experience.
気き分ぶんN4
気分 refers to one's mood or physical condition (e.g. feeling sick or cheerful), whereas 心地 is more about the sensation or felt atmosphere produced by something.
感かんじN3
感じ is a broad word for an impression or feeling, while 心地 is more internal and experiential, especially common in compounds ending in ごこち.

Word family· 14

居心地いごこちN2
comfort of a place; how it feels to be somewhere
着き心地ごこち
feel of wearing; comfort of clothing
寝心地ねごこちN2
sleeping comfort; feel of a bed
夢ゆめ心地ごこち
dreamy state; trance; ecstasy
夢ゆめ見み心地ごこち
dreamy state of mind; feeling as if in a dream

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人心地ひとごこち
consciousness; awareness · relief; calm
乗のり心地ごこち
ride comfort; ride quality; feeling while riding
住すみ心地ごこち
comfort of living; livability
履はき心地ごこち
comfort of wearing; feel of lower-body clothing
座すわり心地ごこち
seating comfort; how comfortable something is to sit on
心地ここちよげ
looking comfortable; seeming at ease
掛かけ心地ごこち
comfort (of wearing or sitting)
酔よい心地ごこち
pleasantly intoxicated feeling; tipsy mood
居心地いごこちいい
comfortable to live in; snug; cozy

Written forms

心地Usage98%
- ここち
  ateji (phonetic kanji usage)
  Standard written form for the noun read ここち. The kanji spelling is ateji/phonetic.
- ごこち
  Rendaku reading used when 心地 functions as a suffix in compounds, as in 座り心地, 寝心地, and 居心地; not normally a standalone reading.
ここちUsage2%

Etymology

An old native word attested by the Heian period with senses including feeling, mental state, and bodily condition. 心地 is its standard semantic spelling; its deeper origin is uncertain.