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What does 共感 (きょうかん, kyoukan) mean?

共感 (きょうかん, kyoukan) means empathy, sympathy.

Quick facts
Readingきょうかん
Romajikyoukan
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
きょうかん
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkyoukan

empathy, sympathy

  1. 1noun · suru verb · intransitive sympathy; empathy; response

Example sentences

  • I sympathize with his opinion.

  • Many people find this story relatable.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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