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心地よい (kokochiyoi) Japanese meaning: comfortable | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N2 › Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 心地よい · i-adjective (yoi/ii class)
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 心地ここち よい 心地ここち よよくない Polite 心地ここち よいです 心地ここち よよくないです also 心地ここち よよくありません Past polite 心地ここち よよかったです 心地ここち よよくなかったです also 心地ここち よよくありませんでした Past 心地ここち よよかった 心地ここち よよくなかった Te-form 心地ここち よよくて 心地ここち よよくなくて Adverbial 心地ここち よよく Conditional 心地ここち よよければ 心地ここち よよくなければ Tara conditional 心地ここち よよかったら 心地ここち よよくなかったら
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まど
から
心地ここち
よい
風かぜ
が
入はい
っ
て
き
た
。
A pleasant breeze came in through the window.
This sofa is soft and comfortable.
I read a book while listening to pleasant music.
Kanji 好 fond, pleasing, like something Related words 気持ちいい is a casual, everyday word for physical or emotional pleasantness, while 心地よい is a slightly more descriptive or literary word often used for atmosphere, sound, or texture.
快適 is a na-adjective describing comfortable environments, rooms, or travel conditions, while 心地よい focuses on the felt sensation itself.
居心地がいい specifically describes a place or social situation feeling comfortable to be in, whereas 心地よい can describe many kinds of pleasant sensations, not just places.
心地よい stresses the comfortable feeling produced by a specific situation or object, while 快い can also describe a person's agreeable character.
心地よい describes a pleasant, comfortable feeling in general, while 清々しい specifically evokes a clean, invigorating freshness like morning air.
Opposites 不快 describes something unpleasant or uncomfortable, the opposite of the pleasant sensation expressed by 心地よい.
耳障り describes a sound that is harsh and unpleasant to hear, while 心地よい describes a sound (or sensation) that is pleasant and comfortable.
心地よい describes something pleasant or comfortable, the opposite of 気持ちが悪い, which describes something unpleasant, gross, or unsettling.
Etymology Compound of 心地, meaning a feeling or sensation, and よい/いい, meaning good. The spelling with 良い transparently reflects the adjective よい, while よい and いい are related modern readings of the same adjective.
Same spelling can also be read ここちいい, with the more conversational いい pronunciation.
心地ここち いい
Practical mixed spelling for the ここちいい reading; slightly more conversational in feel than ここちよい.
心地好い
rarely-used kanji form
