Kanji

What does the kanji 感 mean?

感 means feeling, emotion; sense, perceive. On'yomi カン.

Quick facts
On'yomiカン
Strokes13
Main radical心
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
On'yomi カン
N3 · estimated, JLPT framework13 strokes

feeling, emotion; sense, perceive

Memory hook

Everything that touches (咸) the heart (心) is felt — FEEL, EMOTION.

Stroke order · 13 strokes

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Common words

  • 感じかんじfeeling, impression
  • 感覚かんかくsense, sensation
  • 感謝かんしゃgratitude, thanks

More words with this kanji

  • 感動かんどうbeing moved, deep emotion
  • 感心かんしんadmiration
  • 感情かんじょうemotion, feeling
  • 感想かんそうimpressions, thoughts (after an experience)
  • 感じるかんじるto feel, to sense
  • 実感じっかんreal feeling, firsthand sense
  • 感激かんげきdeep emotion; being deeply moved
  • 感ずるかんずるto feel, to sense
  • ~感~かんfeeling, sense (suffix)
  • 予感よかんpremonition, hunch
  • 共感きょうかんempathy, sympathy
  • 反感はんかんantipathy, hostility
  • 同感どうかんshared feeling, agreement (in opinion)
  • 感度かんどsensitivity
  • 感染かんせんinfection
  • 感触かんしょくfeel, texture; impression
  • 敏感びんかんsensitive, keen
  • 痛感つうかんkeen awareness, strong realization
  • 直感ちょっかんintuition
  • 鈍感どんかんinsensitive, dull, obtuse
  • 感無量かんむりょうoverwhelmed with emotion

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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