気持ち

Japanese
Kanji in this term
気 持
き
Grade: 1		 も
Grade: 3
kan’on kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
氣持ち (kyūjitai)
気もち
気持

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) きもち [kìmóchí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [kʲimo̞t͡ɕi]

Noun

気(き)持(も)ち • (kimochi) 

  1. a feeling, sensation, feelings
    気持(きも)ちがいい
    kimochi ga ii
    to feel good
  2. a state of mind, mood
  3. mood of a place; atmosphere
    Synonym: 感じ
  4. feeling depending on a physical condition
  5. a little, a bit

Derived terms

Descendants
  • →⇒ Korean: 기모찌 (gimojji)
  • →⇒ Mandarin: 奇摩雞／奇摩鸡 (qímójī), 奇摸雞／奇摸鸡 (qímōjī), 起摸雞／起摸鸡 (qǐmōjī)
  • → Min Nan: 起毛 (khí-mo͘), 起毛摺／起毛折 (khi-mó͘-chih)

See also

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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