心地よい
ここちよい
i-adjective
comfortable, pleasant, agreeable
Conjugation
| Affirmative | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 心地よい | 心地よくない |
| Past | 心地よかった | 心地よくなかった |
| て form | 心地よくて | 心地よくなくて |
| Adverbial | 心地よく | — |
| Conditional ば | 心地よければ | 心地よくなければ |
| Conditional たら | 心地よかったら | 心地よくなかったら |
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.
心地よい風が吹いている。
A pleasant breeze is blowing.
心地よい音楽に包まれてリラックスした。
I relaxed, enveloped by pleasant music.
春の日差しが心地よく、つい散歩の時間が長くなった。
The spring sunlight was so pleasant that my walk ended up being longer than planned.
USAGE:
A slightly literary and refined alternative to 気持ちいい (feels good). The base noun 心地 means "feeling" or "sensation" and appears in compounds like 住み心地 (comfort of living in a place) and 寝心地 (sleeping comfort). When 心地 appears in compounds, it is read ごこち.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 心地よい風: pleasant breeze
- 心地よい眠り: comfortable sleep
- 心地よい疲れ: pleasant tiredness (after exercise)
- 心地よく過ごす: to spend time comfortably