感かんずる

zuru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb

feel; sense; experience

Broad sensory and emotional perception. Used for physical sensations, emotions, and intuitive impressions. Often interchangeable with 感じる, but 感ずる can sound slightly more formal or literary.

See also: 感じる

• 寒さむさを感かんずる。

  I feel the cold.

• 彼かれの言こと葉ばに違い和わ感かんを感かんずる。

  I sense something off about his words.

zuru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb

be moved; be touched; be impressed

Emotional response to something; often used with ～に to indicate the source of the feeling. 感ずる is slightly more formal than 感じる in this sense.

See also: 感じる

• 彼かれの親しん切せつに深ふかく感かんずるものがあった。

  I was deeply moved by his kindness.

• その映えい画がに感かんずるところがあった。

  I was touched by that movie.

zuru verb, intransitive verb

catch (an illness); become infected with

Dated usage for contracting an illness. Modern Japanese prefers かかる or 感染する. Still seen in older literature or formal contexts.

See also: 感じる

• 昔むかしは、風邪かぜを感かんずるとすぐに寝ね込こんだものだ。

  In the old days, people would take to bed as soon as they caught a cold.