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感性 (かんせい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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noun
sensitivity ; sensibility ; sense
Refers to a person's innate or cultivated capacity to perceive, appreciate, or respond to aesthetic, emotional, or sensory stimuli. Often used in contexts of art, design, and personal taste.
この デザイン に は 優すぐ れ た 感かん 性せい が 感かん じ られる 。
You can feel an excellent sensibility in this design.
Kanji 感 emotion, feeling, sensation Similar words 感かん 受じゅ 性せい 感受性 is more about receptivity or susceptibility to external stimuli, often used in psychological or biological contexts, while 感性 emphasizes aesthetic or emotional discernment.
感かん 覚かく 感覚 refers to physical sensation or a general sense, whereas 感性 is more about refined perception and taste.
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.
