How to Say ‘Feeling’ in Japanese
気持ち
kimochi
[kee-moh-chee]
💬 Usage Tip: A noun meaning “feeling/mood.” Combine it: [気持ちいい] (feels good), [気持ち悪い] (feels gross).
🇯🇵 In Japan: Japanese often talks about “the feeling” of a place (空気/雰囲気). [気持ち] fits that culture of reading the mood.
Phrase Breakdown
気持ち
kimochi
[kee-moh-chee]
feeling; mood
気持ち is used for physical comfort and emotions (good feeling, bad feeling, mood). In music talk, it’s often about how the sound makes you feel.
このビートで気持ちが上がる。
This beat lifts my mood.
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