快(こころよ)い

こころよい
i-adjective
pleasant, agreeable, refreshing
emotiondescriptive
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present快(こころよ)い快(こころよ)くない
Past快(こころよ)かった快(こころよ)くなかった
て form快(こころよ)くて快(こころよ)くなくて
Adverbial快(こころよ)く—
Conditional ば快(こころよ)ければ快(こころよ)くなければ
Conditional たら快(こころよ)かったら快(こころよ)くなかったら
1. pleasant, agreeable, refreshing
Describes something that feels good physically or emotionally — a pleasant sensation, breeze, sound, or response. Slightly more literary than 気持ちいい.
快(こころよ)い風(かぜ)が吹(ふ)いている。
A pleasant breeze is blowing.
Pleasant music was playing.
A morning walk brings a pleasant tiredness.
2. willing, glad, ready
Describes a willing and positive attitude toward accepting a request or offer. Used when someone agrees to something readily and without reluctance.
快(こころよ)く引(ひ)き受(う)けてくれた。
They gladly agreed to take it on.
When I asked, they readily consented.
The teacher willingly wrote a letter of recommendation for me.

Usage

Sense 1 describes physical or sensory pleasantness and tends toward literary usage. Sense 2 is the more common everyday usage — the adverb form 快(こころよ)く followed by a verb of acceptance is a set pattern meaning "gladly, willingly."

Common patterns

I-adjective. The adverb form 快(こころよ)く is used especially for sense 2.

Common collocations

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