快い

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
こころよ
Grade: 5
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
心良い

Etymology

From (kokoro, heart) +‎ 良い (yoi, good).

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of inflected forms of 「快い
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Continuative (連用形) 快く ころよ
Terminal (終止形) 快い ころよ
Attributive (連体形) 快い ころよ
Key constructions
Informal negative 快くない ころよくない
Informal past 快かった ころよかった
Informal negative past 快くなかった ころよくなかった
Formal 快いです ころよいです
Conjunctive 快くて ころよくて
Conditional 快ければ ころよければ

Adjective

(こころよ) (kokoroyoi-i (adverbial (こころよ) (kokoroyoku))

  1. pleasant
    (こころよ)(なつ)()
    kokoroyoi natsu no hi
    a pleasant summer day
  2. refreshing
    (こころよ)(あせ)(なが)した。
    Kokoroyoi ase o nagashita.
    We had a good exercise.
    (literally, “We sweated a refreshing sweat.”)

Inflection

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN