気持ちいい

Japanese
Kanji in this term
気 持
き
Grade: 1		 も
Grade: 3
kan’on kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
氣持ちいい (kyūjitai)
気持ち好い (less common)
気持ち良い (uncommon)

Etymology

Derived as a shortening of the clause 気持(きも)ちが良(い)い (kimochi ga ii, literally “the feeling is good”). Equivalent to a compound of 気持(きも)ち (kimochi, “feeling”) + 良(い)い (ii, “good”).[1] Compare the development of 気味良い (kimi yoi).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [kʲimo̞t͡ɕi ii]

Adjective

気(き)持(も)ちいい • (kimochi ii) -i (adverbial 気(き)持(も)ちよく (kimochi yoku))

  1. feeling good
    Antonym: 気持ち悪い (kimochi warui)

Inflection

Descendants
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: kimoji

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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