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共感性 (kyoukansei) Japanese meaning: empathy | Kotomora
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ち
を
すぐ
に
理り
解かい
する
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She has high empathy and quickly understands others' feelings.
A lack of empathy negatively affects relationships.
Kanji 感 emotion, feeling, sensation Related words 共きょう 感かん 共感 is the act or feeling of empathy/sympathy itself, while 共感性 refers to the trait or capacity for empathy.
同どう 情じょう 同情 is sympathy (feeling pity or sorrow for someone), whereas 共感性 is empathy (understanding and sharing feelings).
Etymology 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.