感かん傷しょう的てき

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Meanings

1

na-adjective

sentimental; emotional; maudlin

Often carries a slightly negative nuance of being overly emotional or self-indulgently sentimental, similar to 'maudlin' or 'mawkish'.

彼かれの感かん傷しょう的てきな話はなしに、思おもわず

涙なみだ

が

出で

た

。

I couldn't help but cry at his sentimental story.

感かん傷しょう的てきになりすぎて、冷れい静せいな判はん断だんができなかった。

I became too emotional and couldn't make a calm decision.

Kanji

感emotion, feeling, sensation
傷wound, hurt, injure
的bull's eye, mark, target

Related words

もろいN1
感傷的 describes a sentimental mood or state, while 脆い (in its emotional sense) describes a person's tendency to be easily moved to tears or sympathy.
ウエット
感傷的 is a formal, literary word for being sentimental, whereas ウエット is a lighter, more colloquial way to describe a soft-hearted or emotional person.
感かん情じょう的てきN3
感傷的 describes a wistful, nostalgic sadness, while 感情的 covers any strong emotional reaction, including anger or excitement.
センチメンタル
感傷的 is the native Japanese equivalent of センチメンタル, but センチメンタル feels more modern, casual, and often affectionate rather than critical.

Built from

感かん傷しょう+的てき

Etymology

Compound of 感傷 (sentiment, pathos) and the adjectival suffix 的 (-tic, -like). 感傷 is itself from 感 (feeling) and 傷 (wound, hurt), suggesting a 'wounded feeling'.