感受性
Meanings
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sensitivity; sensibility; receptivity
Refers to a person's capacity to be emotionally or aesthetically affected by external stimuli; often used in psychological, artistic, or everyday contexts to describe someone's perceptiveness or susceptibility.
He has a rich sensitivity and is moved by even small things.
An artist needs a keen sensibility.
Usage patterns
- 感受性が強いto have a strong/keen sensitivity
She has such strong sensitivity that she cries just from watching a movie.
- 感受性が豊かto have rich, well-developed sensitivity
As a child, I had rich sensitivity and was moved by all sorts of things.
- 感受性を育てるto cultivate/nurture one's sensitivity
Music education helps cultivate children's sensitivity.
- 感受性が乏しいto lack sensitivity
He lacks sensitivity and doesn't notice other people's sadness.