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Kanji 感: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 感: emotion, feeling, sensation

Key takeaways

Kanji 感: emotion, feeling, sensation. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

emotionfeelingsensation

On reading

カン

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 感

emotion, feeling, sensation

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

咸 + 心

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

When all (咸) parts of your heart (心) come together to create a deep resonance, we call it a feeling or emotion. Imagine feeling something with your entire heart.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

カン
  • 感慨かんがい

    deep emotion / strong feelings

  • 感触かんしょく

    sense of touch / feeling / sensation

  • 感染かんせん

    infection / contagion

  • 感度かんど

    sensitivity / responsiveness

  • 感無量かんむりょう

    deep emotion / overwhelmed feeling

  • 共感きょうかん

    empathy / understanding / sympathy

  • 直感ちょっかん

    intuition / instinct / immediate understanding

  • 痛感つうかん

    keen feeling / full realization

Commonly used words

  • 感慨
    かんがい

    deep emotion / strong feelings

  • 感触
    かんしょく

    sense of touch / feeling / sensation

  • 感染
    かんせん

    infection / contagion

  • 感度
    かんど

    sensitivity / responsiveness

  • 感無量
    かんむりょう

    deep emotion / overwhelmed feeling

  • 共感
    きょうかん

    empathy / understanding / sympathy

Example sentences

Example 1

彼の話には慨を覚えた。

Translation

I felt deep emotion from his story.

Example 2

卒業式で慨にふけった。

Translation

I was full of deep feelings at the graduation ceremony.

Example 3

この布の触はとても柔らかいです。

Translation

The feel of this cloth is very soft.

Example 4

初めての触に驚きました。

Translation

I was surprised by the new sensation.

Kanji 感: emotion, feeling, sensation | Daily Nihongo