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感慨 (かんがい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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At the graduation ceremony, he was lost in deep emotion.
Now that years of effort have paid off, my feelings are especially profound.
Usage patterns 感かん 慨がい にふける to be absorbed in deep, reflective emotion
He was lost in deep reflection as he looked at old photos.
感かん 慨がい を 覚おぼ える to feel a deep, reflective emotion
Visiting my old school, I felt a deep sense of nostalgia.
〈 事こと 〉 に 感かん 慨がい を 抱いだ く to harbor deep feelings about something
Kanji 感 emotion, feeling, sensation Related words 感動 is a general, often immediate emotional response to something moving or impressive, while 感慨 is a deeper, more reflective feeling tied to personal memory or realization.
感銘 stresses being deeply impressed and influenced by someone's words or actions, whereas 感慨 is about an internal emotional stirring from one's own experience.
感傷 refers to sentimental, often melancholic feelings, while 感慨 is a broader, reflective emotion that can be positive or bittersweet.
Don't confuse with 感激 describes an intense, excited emotional reaction to something happening now, while 感慨 is a calmer, reflective feeling arising from looking back on something.
灌漑 (irrigation) and 感慨 (a deep, heartfelt emotion) are pronounced identically but have completely unrelated meanings.
感慨 shares the 慨 kanji with 憤慨 but means deep, reflective emotion (often nostalgic), not anger or indignation.
Word family deeply moving; profoundly emotive
deeply moved; even more emotional
deep emotion; overwhelming emotion
Etymology Compound of 感 (feeling, sensation) and 慨 (lament, deep emotion). The combination conveys a profound emotional stirring, often with a reflective or melancholic nuance.
She harbored complicated feelings about her retirement.
