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気さく (きさく, kisaku) Japanese meaning: friendly | Kotomora
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He is a very friendly person, and you can quickly feel at ease with him even when meeting for the first time.
He spoke to me in such a friendly way that my nervousness melted away.
Usage patterns 気き さくな 人ひと 柄がら a friendly, approachable personality
She has such a friendly personality that everyone likes her.
気き さくに 話はな しかける to strike up a friendly conversation with someone
The manager chats in a friendly way even with first-time customers.
だれにでも 気き さくに 接せっ する to treat everyone in a friendly, unpretentious manner
気き さくに 応おう じる to respond readily and amiably (to a request, question, etc.)
Related words· 8 親しみやすい stresses how easy someone is to approach and like, while 気さく highlights an open, unguarded, sociable personality.
社交的 describes an outgoing, party-loving sociability, whereas 気さく implies a natural, unpretentious friendliness rather than active socializing.
フレンドリー is a casual loanword for 'friendly' often used for attitude or service, while 気さく more specifically describes an unpretentious, easygoing character.
気さく and 洒落 both describe an easygoing, unpretentious personality, but 気さく is common in everyday speech while 洒落 is literary and rarely used.
Show 4 more 気さく is the natural modern word for an easygoing, friendly personality, whereas 直 used this way is old-fashioned and rarely heard today.
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.
気さく describes an easygoing, approachable personality that puts others at ease, while 人懐っこい specifically highlights a natural affection for and closeness to people.
Opposites 気難しい describes someone hard to please or prickly in temperament, the opposite of the easygoing warmth of 気さく.
よそよそしい describes cold, distant behavior toward others, contrasting with the warm openness of 気さく.
気さく describes someone as friendly, approachable, and easy to talk to, the opposite of the cold, unsociable manner conveyed by 無愛想.
Written forms 気き さく Usage 94%
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling. The kanji 気 suggests a disposition or temperament.
きさく Usage 6%
Kana spelling is common in casual writing, especially when the kanji is not needed.
Etymology The exact derivation is uncertain. The kanji 気 (spirit, mood) and さく (likely from 作, suggesting a natural, unaffected manner) combine to convey an easygoing temperament.
That teacher is popular with students because he treats everyone in a friendly way.
Despite being famous, he readily and warmly answered the fans' questions.
サバサバ
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気さく describes a friendly, approachable personality, while サバサバ emphasizes not being bothered by trivial things or past events.
