Vocabulary

What does 感じる (かんじる, kanjiru) mean?

感じる (かんじる, kanjiru) means to feel, to sense.

Quick facts
Readingかんじる
Romajikanjiru
Part of speechichidan verb, transitive, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
かんじる
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkanjiru

to feel, to sense

  1. 1ichidan verb · transitive · intransitive to feel; to sense; to experience
  2. 2ichidan verb · transitive · intransitive to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to be impressed (by)
  3. 3ichidan verb · intransitive to become infected with (an illness); to catch

Example sentences

  • In the morning I feel a bit of a chill.

  • I felt kindness in his words.

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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.

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