感動

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 感動 is read かんどう and describes being deeply moved.
• Basic usage: It is used for being moved by a scene on stage or recalling that feeling while reading a letter.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Person and trigger
  • In 場面に深く感動した, に marks what prompted the feeling. The person who was moved is understood from context.
• Compared with 感情
  • 感情 broadly covers feelings such as joy, sadness, and anger. 感動 focuses on the experience of being deeply moved by something.