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気に入る (きにいる, kiniiru) Japanese meaning: like | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N3 › Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation 気に入る · godan verb (-ru)
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 気き に 入い る 気き に 入い らない Polite 気き に 入い ります 気き に 入い りません Past polite 気き に 入い りました 気き に 入い りませんでした Past 気き に 入い った 気き に 入い らなかった Te-form 気き に 入い って 気き に 入い らないで Desire 気き に 入い りたい 気き に 入い りたくない Potential 気き に 入い れる 気き に 入い れない Passive 気き に 入い られる 気き に 入い られない Causative 気き に 入い らせる 気き に 入い らせない Causative passive 気き に 入い らせられる also 気き に 入い らされる 気き に 入い らせられない also 気き に 入い らされない Volitional 気き に 入い ろう Polite volitional 気き に 入い りましょう Imperative 気き に 入い れ 気き に 入い るな Conditional 気き に 入い れば 気き に 入い らなければ Tara conditional 気き に 入い ったら 気き に 入い らなかったら
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She seemed very pleased with the present.
If you find clothes you like, please try them on.
Related words 好き is a general adjective for liking something and can describe long-term preferences, while 気に入る describes taking a liking to something, often upon first encounter.
好む is a more formal verb for habitual preference, whereas 気に入る is casual and describes a spontaneous, specific reaction of liking something.
気に入る means to take a liking to something in general, while 口に合う is used specifically for food or drink that suits one's palate.
気に入る describes taking a liking to something after encountering it and is common in standard Japanese, whereas 好く is rarer and often confined to negative or passive forms.
Opposites 嫌う means to dislike or hate something, the opposite reaction to 気に入る, which means to take a liking to it.
気に入る means to like or be pleased with something, the opposite of 気に食わない, which means to be displeased with it.
気に入る means to find something pleasing, the opposite reaction to 気に障る, which means to find something irritating.
Don't confuse with 気になる looks similar to 気に入る but means to be worried or bothered by something, not to like it.
気に入る is the verb meaning 'to come to like/take a fancy to', whereas 気に入り is the noun form referring to the favorite person or thing itself.
気に入る looks similar with 気に but means to take a liking to something, the opposite emotional tone from 気に病む's worrying.
Written forms 気き に 入い る
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
気き にいる
Alternate kanji spelling using いる instead of 入る; less common.
Etymology Phrase consisting of 気 (spirit/mind) + に (particle) + 入る (enter). Literally 'to enter one's spirit', i.e., to suit one's mood or taste.
気き が 向む く
N2
気が向く means to feel like doing something on a whim, whereas 気に入る means to like or be pleased with something; learners often mix up the 気+verb pattern.
