夢心地(ゆめごこち)

ゆめごこち
noun
dreamlike state; dreamy feeling; ecstasy
emotion
1. dreamlike state; dreamy feeling; trance; ecstasy
A blissful, dreamlike state of mind where one feels as if they are in a dream. Used to describe being so happy, enchanted, or overwhelmed that reality feels unreal.
夢心地(ゆめごこち)で聞(き)いていた。
I was listening in a dreamy state.
合格(ごうかく)の知(し)らせに夢心地(ゆめごこち)だった。
I was in a daze of happiness at the news of passing.
美(うつく)しい音楽(おんがく)に包(つつ)まれて、夢心地(ゆめごこち)のひとときを過(す)ごした。
Enveloped in beautiful music, I spent a dreamlike moment.

夢心地(ゆめごこち) describes a blissful, dreamlike state where reality feels unreal — either from happiness or from being dazed.

Forms

夢(ゆめ) (dream) + 心地(ここち) (feeling, sensation). The suffix 心地(ごこち) appears in many compounds:

Common patterns

  • 夢心地(ゆめごこち)で: in a dreamy state (adverbial use)
  • 夢心地(ゆめごこち)のひととき: a dreamlike moment
  • 夢心地(ゆめごこち)だった: was in a daze of bliss

Usage

Most often used for positive experiences — hearing beautiful music, receiving wonderful news, or being enchanted. Can also describe a half-conscious, dazed state. Literary and somewhat poetic in tone.

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Added 2026.3.22 13:41 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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