チルい

ちるい

i-adjective

chill, relaxed (slang)

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Conjugation

	Affirmative	Negative
Present	チルい	チルくない
Past	チルかった	チルくなかった
て form	チルくて	チルくなくて
Adverbial	チルく	—
Conditional ば	チルければ	チルくなければ
Conditional たら	チルかったら	チルくなかったら

1. chill, relaxed, mellow

Modern slang describing a relaxed, calm, or laid-back atmosphere or feeling. Derived from English "chill" with the Japanese adjective ending い.

このカフェはチルい雰囲気(ふんいき)でいいね。

This cafe has a nice chill vibe.

週末(しゅうまつ)は家(いえ)でチルく過(す)ごしたい。

I want to spend the weekend chilling at home.

チルく is the adverbial form

チルい音楽(おんがく)を聴(き)きながら作業(さぎょう)する。

I work while listening to chill music.

Etymology: From English "chill" + Japanese adjective suffix い. Part of the trend of creating Japanese adjectives from English loanwords.

Register: Casual/Slang
Used primarily by young people. A relatively recent addition to youth slang vocabulary (2010s-2020s).

Conjugates as a regular i-adjective:

チルい (plain)
チルくない (negative)
チルかった (past)
チルく (adverbial form)

Usage

Often describes music, atmosphere, or spending time relaxing
Related to the verb チルする (to chill, to relax)
Associated with lo-fi music, cafe culture, and relaxation

Common collocations

チルい雰囲気(ふんいき) (chill atmosphere)
チルい音楽(おんがく) (chill music)
チルく過(す)ごす (to spend time chilling)

Related words

チルする: to chill, to relax (verb)
落(お)ち着(つ)いた: calm, settled (more standard)
まったり: leisurely, relaxed (established slang)

Related Words

Related: チルする (to chill, to relax)

Related: 落(お)ち着(つ)く (calm, settled)

Related: まったり (leisurely, relaxed)

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Added 2026.1.18 1:58 · Revised 2026.9.2 12:02

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