気分 (きぶん, kibun) Japanese meaning: feeling

気分 (きぶん, kibun) Japanese meaning: feeling | Kotomora

Kanji

気spirit, mind, air
分part, minute of time, segment

Related words· 8

気き持もちN4
気持ち is a broader word covering both physical sensations and emotions, while 気分 focuses on one's overall mood or condition at a given moment.
機き嫌げんN3
機嫌 describes a person's mood as it shows outwardly to others in social situations, while 気分 is about one's own internal state.
テンションN1
気分 is the general, neutral word for mood or feeling, while テンション is casual slang that usually points specifically to energy or excitement level.
気きN4
気分 usually names one's mood or physical condition at a given moment, whereas 気 also covers motivation, disposition, and attention beyond just mood.

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調ちょう子しN4
気分 refers to one's subjective mood or feeling, whereas 調子 is broader and can describe health, a machine's performance, or speech tone.
モード
気分 refers to one's mood or feeling in general, while モード in phrases like 仕事モード emphasizes a distinct, switchable frame of mind.
体たい調ちょうN3
気分 focuses on mood or how one feels mentally, whereas 体調 specifically describes one's physical bodily condition.
心地ここちN1
気分 refers to one's mood or physical condition (e.g. feeling sick or cheerful), whereas 心地 is more about the sensation or felt atmosphere produced by something.

Don't confuse with

雰ふん囲い気きN3
気分 refers to one's own inner feeling or mood, whereas 雰囲気 describes the mood or feel surrounding a place, situation, or person from the outside.

Word family· 17

気き分ぶん転てん換かんN2
change of pace; mental break; refreshment
気き分ぶん屋や
moody person; someone whose mood changes easily
気き分ぶん症しょう
mood disorder
厭えん戦

Built from

気き+分ぶん

Written forms

気き分ぶんUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency word.
キブンUsage<1%

Etymology

Compound of 気 (ki, 'spirit; mind') and 分 (bun, 'part; portion'), literally 'a portion of spirit/mind', referring to one's current mental or physical state.

気き分ぶん

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Expressions· 7