noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
empathy; capacity for empathy
Refers to the ability to understand and share the feelings of another. Often used in psychological or everyday contexts to describe a person's empathetic nature.
彼女は共感性が高く、人の気持ちをすぐに理解する。
She has high empathy and quickly understands others' feelings.
A lack of empathy negatively affects relationships.
同情 is sympathy (feeling pity or sorrow for someone), whereas 共感性 is empathy (understanding and sharing feelings).
Compound of 共感 (empathy) + 性 (nature, quality). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows a common pattern for forming abstract nouns denoting a characteristic.