気き持もち

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Meanings

Broadly covers physical sensations, emotional states, and general mood. Often used with adjectives like いい/悪い or in phrases like 気持ちがいい.

今日きょうは気き持もちのいい天てん気きですね。
The weather feels nice today, doesn't it?
彼かれの言こと葉ばで気き持もちが楽らくになった。
His words made me feel better.

noun

readiness; attitude; preparedness

Refers to one's mental stance or willingness to do something. Common in expressions like 気持ちを切り替える (change one's mindset) or やる気持ち (motivation to do).

気き持もちを切きり替かえて、次つぎの試し合あいに臨のぞもう。
Let's change our mindset and face the next match.
彼かれはやる気き持もちに満みちている。
He is full of motivation to do it.

noun

thought; sentiment; gratitude

humble (kenjougo)

Humble usage (kenjougo) when referring to one's own feelings or thoughts, especially in expressions of thanks or consideration. Often used in set phrases like お気持ち (your feelings) or 感謝の気持ち.

感かん謝しゃの気き持もちでいっぱいです。
I am filled with gratitude.
私わたしの気き持もちをお伝つたえします。
I will convey my sentiments.

noun, adverb

a bit; slightly; a little

Adverbial use indicating a small degree or amount. Often used with words like だけ or in the pattern 気持ち～ (e.g., 気持ち大きい = a little big).

このスープ、気き持もち塩しおが足たりないね。
This soup is a little lacking in salt, isn't it?
気き持もちだけでも嬉うれしいです。
Even just the thought makes me happy.

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Usage patterns

気き持もちがいいto feel good (physically or mentally)
朝あさの散さん歩ぽは気き持もちがいい。
Morning walks feel great.
気き持もちを切きり替かえるto shift one's mindset or attitude
失しっ敗ぱいしても気き持もちを切きり替かえて次つぎに進すすもう。
Even after a failure, let's shift our mindset and move forward.
気き持もちを伝つたえるto convey one's feelings or gratitude
感かん謝しゃの気き持もちを伝つたえたくてプレゼントを渡わたした。
I gave a present because I wanted to convey my gratitude.
気き持もち〈形けい容よう詞し〉slightly more ~ (adjusting a degree just a little)
音おん量りょうを気き持もち大おおきめにしてください。
Please make the volume a little louder.
気き持もちを込こめるto put one's feelings/heart into something
手て紙がみに気き持もちを込こめて書かいた。
I wrote the letter putting my heart into it.
気き持もちだけjust a small token of appreciation (used when giving a modest gift)
気き持もちだけですが、どうぞ。
It's just a small token, but please accept it.

Expressions· 11

気き持もちが悪わるいunpleasant; disgusting; creepy · feeling sick; feeling unwell · uncomfortable; annoying; frustrating
嫌いやな気き持もちunpleasant feeling; bad feeling
軽かるい気き持もちcasual; lighthearted; without taking it too seriously
ほんの気き持もちsmall token of one's feelings · just slightly; only a bit
気き持もちを汲くむconsider someone's feelings; sympathize with someone's feelings

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気き持もちをそらすdistract one's attention; take one's mind off
天てんにも昇のぼる気き持もちextreme happiness; euphoria; seventh heaven
暗くらい気き持もちになるfeel gloomy; feel blue; feel melancholy

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Kanji

気spirit, mind, air
持hold, have
氣spirit, mind, air

Related words· 18

感かん情じょうN3sense 1
感情 is the formal, analytical term for an emotion, while 気持ち is the everyday word covering feelings, mood, and sensations more broadly.
気き分ぶんN4sense 1
気分 focuses on one's momentary physical or mental condition (気分が悪い = feel sick), while 気持ち can also express deeper sentiments and attitudes.
心しん情じょうN1sense 1
心情 is a literary, somewhat formal word for one's inner emotional state, whereas 気持ち is the plain, everyday term used in speech.
思おもいN1sense 1
思い emphasizes personal thoughts or longing tied to a feeling, while 気持ち is the more general word for any feeling or mood.

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感かんじN3
気持ち usually describes one's own emotional or physical state, while 感じ can also describe an outside impression or intuitive vibe.
心地ここちN1
気持ち is the everyday word for feelings, emotions, or attitude, while 心地 is narrower and focuses on the felt quality or comfort of an experience.
心しん境きょうN1
気持ち is the common, everyday word for feelings or mood, while 心境 is a more formal term for a reflective, often complex state of mind.
心こころN5
気持ち usually refers to a present feeling or mood, while 心 covers the whole inner mind, including thoughts, will, and conscience.
気き味みN3
気持ち is the broad, everyday word for a feeling or mood, while 気味 is narrower and usually appears in fixed expressions like 気味が悪い or in the sense of a slight tendency.
心しん理りN3
気持ち is the everyday word for feelings or mood, while 心理 is a more analytical term used for mental states, especially in academic or introspective contexts.
気きN4
気持ち is the concrete word for a specific feeling or sensation, while 気 is a broader term that appears mainly inside set idioms about mood, will, or attention.
フィーリング
気持ち is the everyday native word for feelings or mood, while フィーリング is a borrowed word used specifically for intuitive or emotional 'vibe', often about compatibility with someone.
念ねんN1
気持ち is the ordinary word for feelings or mood, whereas 念 has a more focused, formal nuance and rarely stands alone outside fixed expressions.
精せい神しんN3
気持ち describes a concrete personal feeling or mood, whereas 精神 refers more broadly to the mind or spirit as a whole.
情じょうN1
気持ち is the common, casual word for feelings or mood, while 情 sounds more literary and is usually locked into fixed expressions.
心しん理り状じょう態たいN3
気持ち is a casual, everyday word for feelings or mood, while 心理状態 is a formal, analytical term used in psychology or clinical description.
心しん中ちゅうN1
気持ち is the everyday, casual word for feelings or mood, while 心中 is a literary term used mainly in set phrases like 心中を察する.
胸きょう中ちゅう
気持ち is a casual, everyday word for feelings or mood, whereas 胸中 stresses deep or hidden inner thoughts and sounds more formal.

Don't confuse with

気き持もちいい
気持ち is a noun meaning 'feeling' or 'mood', while 気持ちいい is an adjective describing a pleasant sensation.
面おも持もち
面持ち and 気持ち share the kanji 持ち and are easily confused, but 面持ち means a facial expression while 気持ち means an inner feeling or mood.

Word family

気き持もちいい
feels good; pleasant; comfortable
気き持もちよく
pleasantly; comfortably; agreeably · willingly; readily; without complaint
気き持もちい
feels good; feels nice
気き持もち悪わるい
unpleasant; disgusting; creepy · feeling sick; feeling unwell · uncomfortable; annoying; frustrating
気き持もち程てい度ど
a small token; a little something

Built from

気き+持もつ

Written forms

気き持もちUsage87%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency in news and everyday use.
気き持もちUsage12%
Less common variant; the same reading and meaning, but 気持ち is preferred.
きもちUsage1%
Kana spelling; common in casual writing and when the kanji is not needed.
キモチUsage<1%
氣き持もちUsage<1%
search-only kanji form

Etymology

Compound of 気 (ki, 'spirit, mind, mood') + 持ち (mochi, 'holding, having'), literally 'what one holds in mind'. The adverbial sense developed from the idea of 'just a feeling' or 'a touch'.