emotion, feelings, sense
On'yomi (音読み)
- カン
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- かんじる
- かん
About this kanji
The kanji 感, pronounced as "kan," primarily relates to emotions or feelings. It is often used in nouns, but you can also find it in verbs like 感じる (kanjiru), which means "to feel." A few common compounds include 感謝 (kansha), meaning "gratitude"; 感情 (kanjō), which stands for "emotion"; and 感覚 (kankaku), meaning "sensation." These words show how this kanji connects various aspects of human experience and perception. A helpful note is that 感 often conveys not just feelings, but also the ability to sense something, whether physically or emotionally.
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Example sentences
感謝の気持ちを伝える。
I express my gratitude.
Meanings across languages
- English
- emotion, feelings, sense
- Tiếng Việt
- cảm giác, cảm xúc
- 日本語
- 感情, 感じ
- 한국어
- 감정
- 中文
- 情绪
- id
- emosi
- th
- อารมณ์
- es
- emociones
- fr
- émotions
- de
- Emotionen
- pt
- emoções
Common compounds
- 感謝かんしゃgratitude, thanks
- 感情かんじょうemotion, feeling
- 感覚かんかくsensation, sense
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