WORD DETAIL
感情
かんじょう
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Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
感情, readかんじょう, means an emotion or feeling that arises in response to a person or situation. - Basic usage: It can be conveyed through a character's changing expression or restrained so that a person does not answer impulsively.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Feelings and acting under their influence
- It refers to complex feelings conveyed through expression and also appears in a phrase about reacting under their influence. Having an emotion and acting impulsively on it are distinct.