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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

感心する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

admiration; being impressed

Usually used as 感心する or 感心している, with に marking what impresses the speaker: skill, effort, attitude, insight, and so on.

Related words· 9

感かん動どうN3sense 1
感動 is being emotionally moved or touched, while 感心 is being impressed by someone's skill, effort, or conduct.
尊そん敬けいN3sense 1
尊敬 is lasting respect or esteem for a person, while 感心 is often a more immediate reaction to a specific act or ability.
頭あたまが下さがるN2
感心する is a general, neutral verb for being impressed, while 頭が下がる specifically expresses humble admiration for someone's effort or character.
一いち目もく置おくN1
感心 expresses being impressed by a specific act or quality, whereas 一目置く conveys an ongoing recognition of someone's overall higher standing.

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殊しゅ勝しょう
感心 (usually 感心する) names the feeling of admiration one has, whereas 殊勝 describes the admirable quality of the person's attitude itself.
ほれぼれN1
感心 expresses being impressed by someone's skill, effort, or good conduct, while 惚れ惚れ expresses being captivated by someone's beauty, charm, or overall appeal.
驚きょう嘆たん
感心 is admiration for someone's skill, effort, or attitude, while 驚嘆 implies being astonished by something remarkable or sublime.
感かん嘆たんN1
感心 is a everyday word for being impressed by someone's skill or behavior, while 感嘆 is more literary and stresses awe or wonder.

Don't confuse with· 6

呆あきれるN2sense 3
呆れる is plain negative astonishment or exasperation, while 感心 is normally positive but can shade into the same feeling in ironic or negative use.
感かん動どうN3
感心 means to admire or be impressed by someone's skill or conduct, while 感動 refers to being emotionally moved, so the two are easily confused despite sharing the kanji 感.
熱ねっ心しんN4
感心 means to be impressed or admire something, while 熱心 means to be enthusiastic or eager about it; learners often mix up the two 心-words.