気きが置おけない

気が置けない · i-adjective

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	気きが置おけない	気きが置おけなくない
Polite	気きが置おけないです	気きが置おけなくないですalso 気きが置おけなくありません
Past polite	気きが置おけなかったです	気きが置おけなくなかったですalso 気きが置おけなくありませんでした
Past	気きが置おけなかった	気きが置おけなくなかった
Te-form	気きが置おけなくて	気きが置おけなくなくて
Adverbial	気きが置おけなく
Conditional	気きが置おけなければ	気きが置おけなくなければ
Tara conditional	気きが置おけなかったら	気きが置おけなくなかったら

Meanings

expression, i-adjective

easy to get along with; unpretentious; approachable

Describes a person or relationship where one can be oneself without reserve or formality. Often used in the phrase 気が置けない人 or 気が置けない仲. Note: 気が置けない means 'no need to be guarded', not 'difficult to get along with'; it is a common learner pitfall.

Kanji

気spirit, mind, air
置placement, put, set

Related words

気きの置おけない
気の置けない and 気が置けない mean exactly the same thing—no need to be on guard with someone—but 気が置けない is far more common in modern speech while 気の置けない sounds slightly more literary.
気きさくN1
気さく describes a person's friendly, unpretentious personality in general, whereas 気が置けない specifically describes a relationship in which one need not be guarded or formal.

Don't confuse with

気きが引ひけるN1
気が引ける means 'to feel hesitant or awkward (about doing something)', the opposite feeling from 気が置けない, which describes total ease with someone—learners often confuse the two because both start with 気が.

Etymology

From 気 (spirit, feeling) + が (subject marker) + 置けない (negative potential of 置く, 'to place'). Literally 'cannot place one's mind/guard', i.e., there is no need for reserve or formality.