気き分ぶん転てん換かん

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Common wordJLPTN2

Meanings

noun

change of pace; mental break; refreshment

Refers to a deliberate change in activity or environment to refresh one's mood or mental state. Often used with する to mean 'take a break' or 'do something different for a change'.

散さん歩ぽはいい気き分ぶん転てん換かんになる。
A walk is a good change of pace.
気き分ぶん転てん換かんにコーヒーでも飲のみませんか。
How about a coffee for a change of mood?

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Usage patterns

気き分ぶん転てん換かんをするto do something for a change of pace
散さん歩ぽは気き分ぶん転てん換かんをするのにちょうどいい。
A walk is perfect for a change of pace.
〈事こと〉は気き分ぶん転てん換かんになるsomething serves as a refreshing change
旅りょ行こうはいい気き分ぶん転てん換かんになった。
The trip was a great change of pace.
気き分ぶん転てん換かんに〈動どう詞し〉to do something as a way to refresh one's mood
気き分ぶん転てん換かんに散さん歩ぽに行いった。
I went for a walk as a change of pace.

Kanji

気spirit, mind, air
分part, minute of time, segment
転revolve, turn around, change
換interchange, period, change

Related words

リフレッシュN2
リフレッシュ is a loanword suggesting a thorough, energizing renewal, while 気分転換 simply means switching to a different activity to reset one's mood.
息いき抜ぬきN1
息抜き emphasizes taking a short breather from stress or work, whereas 気分転換 focuses on actively changing activity or scenery to refresh one's mood.
気き晴ばらし
気分転換 emphasizes actively switching one's mood or mindset, while 気晴らし focuses on the relaxing activity itself that relieves stress or boredom.

Built from

気き分ぶん+転てん換かん

Etymology

Compound of 気分 (mood, feeling) and 転換 (conversion, change). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally yields the meaning 'change of mood'.