共感

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: Written 共感 and read きょうかん, it is an emotional understanding of another person's feelings or perspective.
• Basic usage: It is felt toward a character's hesitation and can be shown even to someone with different experiences.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Empathy does not require agreement
  • One may understand and share a feeling without endorsing every opinion or decision behind it.