understanding; perceptiveness; sympathy
Refers to the ability to understand other people's feelings, circumstances, and perspectives; often used in contexts of empathy and emotional intelligence.
He is a boss who is understanding.
It's tough explaining things to someone who is not perceptive.
Standard kanji spelling.
Search-only form; the kanji 物 is used with kana わかり.
Variant spelling with 分り instead of 分かり.
Search-only form; kana もの with kanji 分かり.
Compound of 物 (thing, matter) and 分かり (understanding), literally 'understanding of things'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it has been used to denote perceptiveness in human affairs.