共感 (きょうかん): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

共感 (きょうかん) means empathy / understanding / sympathy.

See example sentences below.

共感 at a glance

共感

きょうかんkyoukan

N1noun

empathy / understanding / sympathy

共感きょうかんkyoukanN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

empathy / understanding / sympathy

Example 1

彼の意見に強い共感を感じた。

Translation

I felt strong empathy for his opinion.

Example 2

友達の話に共感して話がはずんだ。

Translation

I sympathized with my friend's story, so the conversation flowed.