快い

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Japanese

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • 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 [kòkóróyóꜜkù]
Terminal (終止形) 快い ころよ [kòkóróyóꜜì]
Attributive (連体形) 快い ころよ [kòkóróyóꜜì]
Key constructions
Informal negative 快くない ころよくない [kòkóróyóꜜkùnàì]
Informal past 快かった ころよかった [kòkóróyóꜜkàttà]
Informal negative past 快くなかった ころよくなかった [kòkóróyóꜜkùnàkàttà]
Formal 快いです ころよいです [kòkóróyóꜜìdèsù]
Conjunctive 快くて ころよくて [kòkóróyóꜜkùtè]
Conditional 快ければ ころよければ [kòkóróyóꜜkèrèbà]

Adjective

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(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

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References

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  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