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感動的 (kandouteki) Japanese meaning: moving | Kotomora
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His speech was very moving.
The final scene of that movie was touching and brought tears to my eyes.
Kanji 感 emotion, feeling, sensation 的 bull's eye, mark, target Related words 感動的 is a general word for anything moving or impressive, while 涙ぐましい specifically describes earnest effort or hardship that brings one to tears.
感動的 emphasizes emotional impact (moving, touching), while 印象的 focuses on being striking or memorable without necessarily involving emotion.
感動的 focuses narrowly on being emotionally moving, whereas 劇的 covers any striking, theatrical, or sudden turn of events, not just touching ones.
感動的 emphasizes emotional impact ('moving'), whereas ドラマチック emphasizes theatrical intensity or a striking turn of events.
Etymology Compound of 感動 (deep emotion) + 的 (-like, -ish). The suffix 的 turns the noun into an adjectival noun meaning 'having the quality of moving one's heart'.
