人情味
Meanings
1
human warmth; human interest; kindness
Refers to a person's or a story's human warmth, compassion, or relatable human quality. Often used to describe someone who shows genuine feeling and consideration, or a narrative that touches the heart.
His stories have a human warmth that makes you feel warm inside when you listen.
That teacher is strict, but he is a person with human kindness.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉に人情味があるsomeone has human warmth
He's strict, but he's a warm-hearted person.
- 人情味あふれる〈物〉something overflowing with human warmth
This film is a story overflowing with human warmth.
- 人情味を感じるto feel human warmth (from someone or something)
I felt a sense of human warmth in the shop clerk's service.
- 人情味のない〈人〉someone lacking human warmth
He's known for his cold, unfeeling manner.