気 前(きまえ)がいい

きまえがいい

expression, i-adjective

generous; openhanded; liberal with money

Conjugation

	Affirmative	Negative
Present	気前(きまえ)がいい	気前(きまえ)がよくない
Past	気前(きまえ)がよかった	気前(きまえ)がよくなかった
て form	気前(きまえ)がよくて	気前(きまえ)がよくなくて
Adverbial	気前(きまえ)がよく	—
Conditional ば	気前(きまえ)がよければ	気前(きまえ)がよくなければ
Conditional たら	気前(きまえ)がよかったら	気前(きまえ)がよくなかったら

1. generous; openhanded; liberal with money

Describes someone who spends money freely and generously, especially when treating others or giving gifts. Always a positive description.

彼(かれ)は気前(きまえ)がいい。

He is generous.

社長(しゃちょう)は気前(きまえ)がいいから、よく食事(しょくじ)をおごってくれる。

The boss is generous, so he often treats us to meals.

おばあちゃんは気前(きまえ)がよくて、孫(まご)たちにいつもお小遣(こづか)いをたくさんくれる。

Grandma is very generous and always gives her grandchildren lots of spending money.

A common expression describing generosity with money. 気前(きまえ) by itself means one's disposition regarding spending, and it almost always appears with いい (good) or よい.

Forms

気前(きまえ) (generosity, disposition toward spending) + が + いい (good)

気前(きまえ)がいい / 気前(きまえ)がよい: generous (standard)
気前(きまえ)よく: generously (adverb form)
気前(きまえ)のいい人(ひと): a generous person

Similar words

けちな: stingy, miserly — the informal antonym
気前(きまえ)が悪(わる)い: ungenerous — rarely used; けち is preferred
太(ふと)っ腹(ぱら): big-hearted, magnanimous — stronger, often about major generosity
寛大(かんだい): generous, tolerant — more about attitude than money
奮発(ふんぱつ)する: to splurge — describes a specific act of spending generously

Related Words

Compare: 太(ふと)っ腹(ぱら) (big-hearted, magnanimous)

Compare: 寛大(かんだい) (generous, tolerant)

Compare: 奮発(ふんぱつ) (to splurge)

Compare: 気(き)さく (friendly)

Compare: せこい (stingy)

Compare: 大盤振(おおばんぶ)る舞(ま)い (lavish hospitality)

Compare: 惜(お)しみない (unstinting)

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Added 2026.3.29 20:13 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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