心地(ここち)よい

ここちよい
i-adjective
comfortable, pleasant, agreeable
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)よい風(かぜ)が吹(ふ)いている。
A pleasant breeze is blowing.
心地(ここち)よい音楽(おんがく)に包(つつ)まれてリラックスした。
I relaxed, enveloped by pleasant music.
春(はる)の日差(ひざ)しが心地(ここち)よく、つい散歩(さんぽ)の時間(じかん)が長(なが)くなった。
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 住(す)み心地(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.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 心地(ここち)よい風(かぜ): pleasant breeze
  • 心地(ここち)よい眠(ねむ)り: comfortable sleep
  • 心地(ここち)よい疲(つか)れ: pleasant tiredness (after exercise)
  • 心地(ここち)よく過(す)ごす: to spend time comfortably
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