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How to say 'Emotion' in Japanese | 感情

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The Japanese word for Emotion is 'Kanjou', written as 感情 in Japanese.'Emotion' in hiragana is かんじょう.

    word

    感情

    Meaning

    Emotion

    Reading

    かんじょう

    kanjou

    Kanji

    Feeling, Sensation Feeling, Emotion

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '感情 (かんじょう)' refers to 'emotion' or 'feeling'. It is used to describe the complex psychological states that arise from one's circumstances, mood, or relationships with others. This word is commonly used in both everyday conversation and formal contexts. For example: She couldn't hide her emotions「彼女は感情を隠せなかった」(かのじょはかんじょうをかくせなかった). His emotions were written all over his face「彼の感情は顔に表れていた」(かれのかんじょうはかおにあらわれていた). The word can also be used in compound phrases like '感情表現 (かんじょうひょうげん)' (emotional expression) or '感情移入 (かんじょういにゅう)' (empathy).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    5

    Frequency

    1104

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 感情

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Feeling, Sensation

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Feeling, Emotion

Words Related to 感情 Through the Kanji

These 18 Words contain the Kanji 感 as well.

  • word

    感ずる

    Meaning

    Feel

  • word

    感じる

    Meaning

    Feel

  • word

    Meaning

    Feeling

  • word

    感じ

    Meaning

    Feeling

  • word

    感覚

    Meaning

    Sense, Sensation

  • word

    感染

    Meaning

    Infection

  • word

    感動

    Meaning

    Emotion, Impression

  • word

    実感

    Meaning

    Realization

  • word

    感心

    Meaning

    Admiration

  • word

    感謝

    Meaning

    Gratitude

  • word

    感激

    Meaning

    Deeply moved

  • word

    感想

    Meaning

    Impression

  • word

    予感

    Meaning

    Premonition

  • word

    感性

    Meaning

    Sensibility

  • word

    反感

    Meaning

    Antipathy

  • word

    共感

    Meaning

    Empathy

  • word

    鈍感

    Meaning

    Insensitive

  • word

    敏感

    Meaning

    Sensitive

Words Related to 感情 Through the Kanji

These 12 Words contain the Kanji 情 as well.

  • word

    情報

    Meaning

    Information

  • word

    表情

    Meaning

    Expression

  • word

    事情

    Meaning

    Circumstances

  • word

    愛情

    Meaning

    Affection

  • word

    苦情

    Meaning

    Complaint

  • word

    情勢

    Meaning

    Situation

  • word

    友情

    Meaning

    Friendship

  • word

    人情

    Meaning

    Humanity

  • word

    情熱

    Meaning

    Passion

  • word

    情けない

    Meaning

    Pitiful

  • word

    同情

    Meaning

    Sympathy

  • word

    Meaning

    Emotion

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