(ここち)よい

ここちよい
i-adjective
comfortable, pleasant, agreeable
literarydescriptive
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present心地(ここち)よい心地(ここち)よくない
Past心地(ここち)よかった心地(ここち)よくなかった
て form心地(ここち)よくて心地(ここち)よくなくて
Adverbial心地(ここち)よく
Conditional ば心地(ここち)よければ心地(ここち)よくなければ
Conditional たら心地(ここち)よかったら心地(ここち)よくなかったら
1. comfortable, pleasant, agreeable
Describes a sensation, environment, or experience that feels pleasant and soothing. Conveys a gentle, refined sense of comfort rather than mere physical ease.
心地(ここち)よい(かぜ)()いている
A pleasant breeze is blowing.
I relaxed, enveloped by pleasant music.
The spring sunlight was so pleasant that my walk ended up being longer than planned.

Usage

A slightly literary and refined alternative to 気持(きも)ちいい (feels good). The base noun 心地(ここち) means "feeling" or "sensation" and appears in compounds like ()心地(ごこち) (comfort of living in a place) and 寝心地(ねごこち) (sleeping comfort). When 心地(ここち) appears in compounds, it is read ごこち.

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