居心地(いごこち)

いごこち
noun
comfort (of a place); how comfortable one feels somewhere
emotion
1. comfort (of a place); feeling of ease in an environment
How comfortable or at ease one feels in a particular place or environment.
このカフェは居心地(いごこち)がいい。
This café has a comfortable atmosphere.
居心地(いごこち)の悪(わる)い場所(ばしょ)だ。
It's an uncomfortable place to be.
彼(かれ)の家(いえ)は居心地(いごこち)が良(よ)くて長居(ながい)してしまった。
His house was so comfortable that I ended up staying longer than planned.

居心地(いごこち) combines 居(い)る (to be somewhere) and 心地(ここち) (feeling): how it feels to be in a place. It covers both physical comfort and the social atmosphere.

Common expressions

Usage

居心地(いごこち)が悪(わる)い usually says more about the people than the furniture — it is the standard way to describe feeling unwelcome or out of place in a room.

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Related Words

Related: 心地(ここち) (feeling, sensation)
Related: 寝心地(ねごこち) (sleeping comfort)
Related: 乗(の)り心地(ごこち) (ride comfort)
Related: 着心地(きごこち) (wearing comfort)
Related: 使(つか)い心地(ごこち) (ease of use)
Compare: 快適(かいてき)さ (comfort)
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Added 2026.1.18 12:30 · Revised 2026.10.11 9:21
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