心持ち

• 心持

From 心 (kokoro, “heart, mind”) +‎ 持ち (mochi, “state of feeling”, stem form of verb 持つ (motsu), “to have, hold, take”).

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) こころもち [kòkórómóchí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • (Tokyo) こころもち​ [kòkórómóchíꜜ] (Odaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ko̞ko̞ɾo̞mo̞t͡ɕi]

心持ち (hiragana こころもち, rōmaji kokoromochi)

1. disposition, nature

   Synonym: 気立て (kidate)

2. feeling, mood
   • 1905, Natsume Sōseki, I am a Cat‎:

     :

     広 (ひろ)くはないが瀟洒 (さっぱり)とした心持 (こころも)ち好 (よ)く日 (ひ)の当 (あた)る所 (ところ)だ。

     Hiroku wa nai ga sappari to shita kokoromochi yoku hi no ataru tokoro da.

     It's not large but it's a refreshing and pleasantly sunny place.

   Synonyms: 気分 (kibun), 気持ち (kimochi)

• 心地 (ここち) (kokochi)

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) こころもち [kòkórómóchí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ko̞ko̞ɾo̞mo̞t͡ɕi]

心持ち (hiragana こころもち, rōmaji kokoromochi)

1. slightly

   Synonyms: 幾らか (ikuraka), 少し (sukoshi), ちょっと (chotto)