Translation guide
The tendency to express or appeal to emotions, especially in art, rhetoric, or behavior. In Japanese, this concept is often expressed through words describing emotional expression, sentimentality, or an emphasis on feeling over reason.
Describing a person, work, or style that relies heavily on emotional expression, often in a way that seems exaggerated or manipulative.
His speech leans too much toward emotionalism.
Sentimentalism; emphasizes maudlin or overly tender emotions. Often used in literary or artistic criticism.
That movie falls into sentimentalism.
To appeal to emotions. Describes the act of using emotionalism in persuasion or art.
That advertisement uses emotional appeal techniques.
Emotionalism focusing on mood or sentiment. Less common and more literary.
His poetry is emotionalistic.
Describing a person who readily shows emotions or is driven by feelings.
Emotional (adjective). Describes a person, response, or atmosphere that is emotionally charged. Often used in everyday speech.
She is a very emotional person.
Affective; pertaining to strong, often instinctive emotions. More technical or psychological.
To be swept away by emotions; to act on impulse rather than reason.
Referring to a movement or style that emphasizes emotional expression over form or realism.
Direct translations like 感情主義 are formal and may sound unnatural in everyday conversation. Use 感情的 or 感情に訴える for describing people or actions.
He is emotional.
感情主義 is a broader term for emotionalism as a principle, while 感傷主義 specifically implies excessive sentimentality or tear-jerking quality. Use 感傷主義 when criticizing something as overly sentimental.
That novel is so sentimental it's unbearable.
His reaction was emotional/affective.
He easily gets carried away by his emotions.
Romanticism is literature of emotionalism.