気持ち Feeling

Meaning

Primary

Feeling

Word Type

noun

Explanation

The energy you hold in your body is your feelings. It can take the form of all kinds of things. Good feelings, bad feelings, that "strange feeling."

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

  やさしい気持ち

  tender feeling

  いい気持ち

  feels good

  かなしい気持ち

  sad feeling

• 〜な気持ち

  前向きな気持ち

  a positive feeling

  正直な気持ち

  an honest feeling

  不安な気持ち

  an uneasy feeling

• 気持ちが〜

  気持ちが分からない

  to not know someone's feelings

  気持ちが分かる

  to understand someone's feelings

  気持ちがある

  there are feelings

• 気持ちを〜

  気持ちを伝える

  to convey one's feelings

  気持ちを考える

  to consider someone's feelings

  気持ちを持つ

  to have feelings

Context Sentences

あなたの気持ちはよく分かります。

I know exactly how you feel.

気持ちがわるくてはきそうです。

I feel sick, like I'm going to throw up.

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