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感傷 (かんしょう, kanshou) Japanese meaning: sentiment | Kotomora
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Kanji 感 emotion, feeling, sensation Related words 感傷 refers to sentimental, often melancholic feelings, while 感慨 is a broader, reflective emotion that can be positive or bittersweet.
感傷 specifically means wistful or sentimental feeling (often tinged with sadness), while 情感 is broader, covering any deep emotional sensitivity.
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His story was full of sentiment.
Let's stop indulging in sentimentality.
Don't confuse with 感傷 sounds similar to 感触 but means sentimentality or wistful emotion, not a physical or intuitive sensation.
感傷 (sentimentality, being sentimental) is an unrelated homophone of 干渉 (interference) that learners can easily mix up by sound.
Etymology Compound of 感 (かん, 'feeling') and 傷 (しょう, 'wound'), suggesting an emotion that touches or wounds the heart. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji combination is conventionally associated with the meaning of sentimentality.
