気き分ぶん

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Common wordJLPTN4Freq.FrequencyTop 1,000

Meanings

Refers to one's physical or emotional state at a given moment. Often used in expressions like 気分がいい (feel good) or 気分が悪い (feel sick/unwell).

今日きょうは気き分ぶんがいい。
I feel good today.
彼かれは気き分ぶんが悪わるそうだ。
He looks like he's feeling unwell.

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Usage patterns

〈動どう詞し〉気き分ぶんになるto feel like doing something; to be in the mood to ~
今日きょうはどこにも行いきたくない気き分ぶんになった。
Today I felt like I didn't want to go anywhere.
気き分ぶんを変かえるto change one's mood; to lift one's spirits
散さん歩ぽをして気き分ぶんを変かえた。
I went for a walk to change my mood.
気き分ぶんを害がいするto hurt someone's feelings; to offend
彼かれの失しつ礼れいな言こと葉ばが私わたしの気き分ぶんを害がいした。
His rude remark hurt my feelings.
気き分ぶんで〈動どう詞し〉to do something based on one's mood
彼かの女じょは気き分ぶんで服ふくを選えらぶ。
She picks her clothes according to her mood.

Expressions· 7

気き分ぶんが悪わるいfeel sick; feel unwell
気き分ぶんがいいfeel good; in a good mood; pleasant
気き分ぶんが弾はずむcheer up; feel uplifted; be in high spirits
気き分ぶんのいいpleasant feeling; good feeling; comfortable
気き分ぶんがふさぐfeel blue; feel depressed

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気き分ぶんが高たかまるfeel uplifted; get into a better mood; feel more like doing something
気き分ぶんを高たかめるlift someone's spirits; boost the mood

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
厭えん戦せん気き分ぶん
war-weariness; feeling of being tired of war
妄もう想そう気き分ぶん
delusional mood

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屠と蘇そ気き分ぶん
festive New Year's mood
恋こい人びと気き分ぶん
feeling like lovers; lovey-dovey mood
気き分ぶん一いっ新しん
complete change of mood; refreshing one's spirits
気き分ぶん次し第だい
depending on one's mood; as one feels like
気き分ぶん爽そう快かい
feeling great; refreshed

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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.