気持ち Feeling

Meaning

Primary

Feeling

Word Type

noun

Explanation

The energy you hold (持つ) within you is your feelings. What kind of feeling is your energy giving you today?

気持ち can refer to your current mood, to a particular emotion inside you, or to physical feelings and sensations. You hear it in phrases like 気持ちいい (feels good), 気持ちわるい (feels gross), or 気持ちが分かる (I understand how you feel).

Reading

きもち

Explanation

気 is on'yomi and you learned that with the kanji. 持ち, though, is kun'yomi, which you learned with the word 持つ. One of those weird exception readings, but the ち on the end of 持ち is a clue that it uses the kun'yomi.

Context

Common Word Combinations

• 気持ちを〜

  気持ちを持つ

  to have feelings

  気持ちを考える

  to consider someone's feelings

  気持ちを伝える

  to convey one's feelings

• 気持ちが〜

  気持ちがある

  there are feelings, to have feelings

  気持ちが分かる

  to understand someone's feelings

  気持ちが分からない

  to not know someone's feelings

• 〜な気持ち

  不安な気持ち

  an uneasy feeling

  いやな気持ち

  an unpleasant feeling

  前向きな気持ち

  a positive feeling

• 〜気持ち

  かなしい気持ち

  sad feeling

  いい気持ち

  good feeling

  やさしい気持ち

  tender feeling

Context Sentences

あなたの気持ちはよく分かります。

I know exactly how you feel.

朝起きた時から気持ちわるいんです。

I've been feeling sick since I woke up in the morning.

これ、つまらないものですが。ささやかな感謝の気持ちです。どうぞ、開けてみてください。

Here's a little something for you. This is just a small token of my appreciation. Go ahead, open it.

Kanji Composition

1. 気

   き Energy
2. 持

   じ Hold