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感性 (かんせい, kansei) Japanese meaning: sensitivity | Kotomora
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さい
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対たい
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感かん
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She has a keen sensitivity to color.
You can feel an excellent sensibility in this design.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 の 感かん 性せい が 豊ゆた かだ someone has a rich/keen sensibility
She has a rich sensibility for color.
感かん 性せい を 磨みが く to hone/refine one's sensibility
I visit art museums to refine my sensibility.
独どく 自じ の 感かん 性せい a unique/distinctive sensibility
His designs reflect a unique sensibility.
鋭するど い 感かん 性せい を 持も つ to have a sharp/keen sensibility
He has a keen sensibility for music.
Kanji 感 emotion, feeling, sensation Related words 感受性 emphasizes the capacity to be affected by external stimuli (often physiological or psychological), while 感性 emphasizes refined aesthetic or emotional discernment.
感覚 refers to basic physical sensation or a general sense, whereas 感性 refers to a more cultivated, discerning perception often tied to art or taste.
センス is a casual loanword for taste or flair, while 感性 is a more formal, analytical term for perceptual sensibility.
感性 refers to general sensitivity or intuitive perception (including but not limited to beauty), whereas 美意識 is specifically about judging what is beautiful.
Opposites 理性 is rational, logical thinking, often contrasted with 感性, which is intuitive, emotional or aesthetic perception.
Etymology Compound of 感 (kan, 'feeling, sensation') and 性 (sei, 'nature, quality'), literally 'feeling nature'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is conventionally associated with the capacity for aesthetic and emotional perception.
