TAKOBOTO

Vm、N slight tendency toward, seems like, feels so..
He is on the heavy side.

かぜぎみだからいきたくない。

I have a slight feeling that I (will) have a cold, so I don't want to go.

かれはいくぶんふとりぎみだ。

He is on the heavy side.

かぜぎみ

しごとがいそがしくてさいきんすこしつかれぎみだ。

Because I am busy with work, nowadays I feel little bit tired .

わたしはさいきんふとりぎみなのでジョギングをはじめました。

I've taken up jogging because I feel I've gotten a bit heavy recently.

わたしのとけいはおくれぎみなので、しゅうりにだした。

My watch seemed to be running slow , so I took it in to be repaired.

しんにゅうしゃいんはきんちょうぎみのかおをしていた。

The new employee looked a little bit nervous

このところいそがしくてすこしつかれぎみだから、きょうははやくかえることにした。

I've been feeling a bit tired recently, so I decided to go home early today.

けさはちょっとかぜぎみだ。

I have a slight feeling of a cold this morning.

かれはすこしふとりぎみだ。

He is on the fat side.

きょうはかぜぎみだから、いえにいよう。

Because I feel as if I caught cold today, I want to stay at home.

hana

Formed from verb-masu base + gimi
or from noun + gimi
Vm = Verb -masu base
N = noun

Amatuka

expresses a feeling that, although not serious at the moment, there seems to be a sign of or a tendency toward a particular condition, as in, feeling a cold coming on or sensing that one is a little overweight (see my examples above).

angelitosh2004

how would you say 'I tend to slack off at work'?
(is this ok?「仕事やってるときに怠け者気味です」)

EvilKyra

Yes I am also interested in this question above, it seems right to me.

彼は哀しい気味です。He tends to be a bit sad
-ish. i know it's not correct English, but people still use "ish" to make words. Can it be used in this way with 気味？

anna.kendall

So what is the difference between 「がち」and 「ぎみ」？

erekose200

The main difference between 「がち」and ぎみ is that 「がち」usually describes a general tendency in someone or something while 「ぎみ」describes a visible indication of a tendency.
e.g. 1 田中は最近太りがちだ
Tanaka has a general tendency to gain weigh but is not necessarily overweight at the moment of speech。Compare with;
２）田中は最近太り気味だ
Tanaka is showing signs of being overweight。

Also 「がち」Cannot express the idea of "a touch of" or " a little".
(taken from the Intermediate grammar dictionary)

bluntcrayon

does gimi work with adjectives?

like 暑い気味

hungry-sumo

gimi cannot be used with i-adjectives

geddoe

Feeling a little~

キツネ

Can I use 'i tend to like you'as "俺があなたの事を好き気味だ"?

Ren Riku

Awesome

K