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期待感 (きたいかん, kitaikan) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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The sense of anticipation is growing for the new product announcement.
I felt a sense of hope from his words.
Usage patterns 期き 待たい 感かん が 高たか まる for anticipation to build up
As the new product's announcement approaches, anticipation is building.
期き 待たい 感かん を 抱いだ く to hold a feeling of anticipation
He holds a strong sense of anticipation about the future.
期き 待たい 感かん が 漂ただよ う an atmosphere of anticipation to hang in the air
An air of anticipation hung over the venue even before the show began.
期き 待たい 感かん を 煽あお る to stir up a sense of anticipation
Kanji 感 emotion, feeling, sensation Related words 期待 is the general noun/suru-verb for 'expectation' or 'hope', while 期待感 focuses on the felt emotional sense or atmosphere of anticipation.
予感 is a hunch or premonition about something that may happen, whereas 期待感 is specifically a hopeful, forward-looking feeling.
高揚感 describes a feeling of excitement or elation, while 期待感 centers on looking forward to something with hope.
Etymology Compound of 期待 (きたい, 'expectation') and 感 (かん, 'feeling, sense'). The derivation is straightforward from its components.
The trailer was designed to whip up the viewers' anticipation.
