感かん想そう

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 2,000

Meanings

impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions

Refers to one's personal thoughts, feelings, or reactions after experiencing something, such as a book, movie, event, or speech. Often used in phrases like 感想を述べる (give one's impressions) or 感想文 (impression essay).

映えい画がの感かん想そうを聞きかせてください。
Please tell me your impressions of the movie.
彼かれは会かい議ぎの後あとで率そっ直ちょくな感かん想そうを述のべた。
He gave his honest thoughts after the meeting.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉について感かん想そうを述のべるto give one's impressions/thoughts about something
映えい画がについて感かん想そうを述のべてください。
Please share your thoughts about the movie.
〈人ひと〉に感かん想そうを聞きくto ask someone for their impressions
先せん生せいに本ほんの感かん想そうを聞きいてみた。
I asked the teacher what she thought of the book.
感かん想そうを持もつto have an impression/reaction (to something)
その話はなしにはいろいろな感かん想そうを持もった。
I had various reactions to that story.
率そっ直ちょくな感かん想そうa frank/honest impression
率そっ直ちょくな感かん想そうを教おしえてください。
Please tell me your honest impression.

Kanji

感emotion, feeling, sensation
想idea, thought, conception

Related words· 6

意い見けんN4
意見 is a reasoned opinion or argument, while 感想 is a personal, often emotional impression or reaction.
印いん象しょうN3
印象 is the impression something leaves on you at first glance, while 感想 is the articulated thoughts or feelings you form about it afterward.
所しょ感かん
所感 is a formal, often written term for one's reflections, while 感想 is the everyday word for impressions or reactions.
コメントN2
感想 focuses on one's personal impression or feeling after experiencing something, while コメント is a broader term for any spoken or written remark.

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フィードバック
感想 is a personal impression or thought shared casually, while フィードバック is more structured, often solicited for improvement.
レビュー
感想 is a personal impression or thought, less structured or evaluative than a レビュー, which usually assesses quality.

Don't confuse with

感かん情じょうN3
感情 refers to raw emotions themselves (anger, joy), while 感想 refers to reasoned thoughts or reactions expressed after an experience.

Word family

感かん想そう戦せん
post-game analysis; post mortem
感かん想そう文ぶん
written impression; reflection essay; book report

Etymology

Compound of 感 (kan, 'feeling, sensation') and 想 (sō, 'thought, idea'). The combination naturally yields 'impressions' or 'thoughts arising from feeling'.