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感想 (かんそう, kansou) Japanese meaning: impressions | Kotomora
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かん
想そう
を
聞き
か
せ
て
ください
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Please tell me your impressions of the movie.
He gave his honest thoughts after the meeting.
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
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
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)
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
Please tell me your honest impression.
Kanji 感 emotion, feeling, sensation 想 idea, thought, conception Related words· 6 意見 is a reasoned opinion or argument, while 感想 is a personal, often emotional impression or reaction.
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.
所感 is a formal, often written term for one's reflections, while 感想 is the everyday word for impressions or reactions.
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.
Show 2 more 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.
感想 is a personal impression or thought, less structured or evaluative than a レビュー, which usually assesses quality.
Etymology Compound of 感 (kan, 'feeling, sensation') and 想 (sō, 'thought, idea'). The combination naturally yields 'impressions' or 'thoughts arising from feeling'.
