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])^[2]^[1]
IPA^(key): [kʲimo̞t͡ɕi]

(Kyoto) きもち [kímóchí] (Kōki – [0])^[1]

Noun

気(き)持(も)ち • (kimochi)

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

Derived terms

気持(きも)ちいい (kimochi ii)
気持(きも)ち悪(わる)い (kimochi warui)

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

気(き)分(ぶん) (kibun)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 “き‐もち【気持】”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN