感じ

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 感じ is read as かんじ and is a noun for the feeling or impression received from a person, object, or situation.
• Basic usage: Having a quiet, calm feel appears in 落ち着いた感じがする, while a sense of having known someone before appears in 知っているような感じ.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• The pattern 感じがする
  • To say that a sensation or impression arises, the feeling is followed by がする.
• Difference from 感情
  • Unlike the word for inner emotions such as joy or sadness, this term also covers an atmosphere or a vague impression received from something.