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気立て (きだて, kidate) Japanese meaning: disposition | Kotomora
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She has a gentle disposition.
I want to marry someone with a good nature.
Usage patterns 気き 立だ てがいい to be good-natured, kind-hearted
She's good-natured, so everyone likes her.
気き 立だ てが 悪わる い to have a nasty or unkind temperament
I don't want to be friends with someone who's mean-spirited.
気き 立だ てのいい 〈 人ひと 〉 a good-natured, kind person
I want to marry a kind-hearted person.
Related words 性格 is the general, neutral word for someone's personality, while 気立て specifically points to innate kindness or good nature.
気質 can describe the temperament of a group or type of person, whereas 気立て is used only for an individual's personal, often kind-hearted, nature.
人柄 refers to the overall impression of someone's character as seen by others, while 気立て focuses narrowly on inner temperament, especially kindness.
Written forms 気き 立だ て Usage 70%
気き だて Usage 30%
Common mixed kana-kanji spelling.
気き 立だて
irregular okurigana
Irregular okurigana usage; less common.
Etymology Compound of 気 (ki, 'spirit, mind') and 立て (tate, from 立てる tateru, 'to set up, establish'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it refers to one's established or innate character.
