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快適 (かいてき, kaiteki) Japanese meaning: pleasant | Kotomora
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This room is comfortable with the air conditioning on.
We provide a pleasant journey.
Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 で 快かい 適てき に 過す ごす to spend time comfortably at a place
I'm enjoying a comfortable time in the new office.
快かい 適てき な 〈 物もの 〉 a comfortable ~ (chair, room, car, etc.)
This sofa is very comfortable to sit on.
〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 が 快かい 適てき だ a place is comfortable
This room's temperature and humidity are both comfortable.
快かい 適てき な 〈 事こと 〉 a comfortable experience or condition
Thanks to the new bedding, I can get comfortable sleep.
Kanji 快 cheerful, pleasant, agreeable 適 suitable, occasional, rare Related words· 7 心地よい describes a gentle, sensory comfort (like a breeze or sound), while 快適 is broader and covers overall functional or environmental comfort.
居心地がいい focuses on how comfortable a place feels to be in or stay at, whereas 快適 can describe any comfortable condition, not just a place.
楽 emphasizes ease and lack of physical or mental strain, while 快適 emphasizes an overall pleasant, comfortable condition.
快適 is a more formal word often used for comfortable environments or conditions, while 気持ちいい is casual and personal.
Show 3 more 快適 typically describes physical comfort or convenience (like a comfortable room), while 安楽 emphasizes freedom from pain or worry and has a more formal, literary tone.
快適 is an objective term for comfort or convenience (e.g. of facilities), whereas 居心地 expresses a subjective, emotional sense of ease in a place.
快適 focuses on physical comfort and the absence of discomfort, whereas 爽快 emphasizes a bracing, uplifting refreshment.
Don't confuse with 快活 shares the kanji 快 with 快適 but means cheerful or lively in personality, not physically comfortable.
快適 is a na-adjective meaning 'comfortable', while 快 is a noun naming the feeling of pleasure itself, not a description of a thing.
快適 means comfortable or pleasant (e.g. a comfortable room), while 快調 refers to smooth progress or good physical/mechanical condition, not comfort itself.
Etymology Compound of 快 (pleasant, agreeable) and 適 (suitable, fit). The combination conveys a state of being pleasantly suitable and free from discomfort.