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同感
Meaning in Englishagreement, same opinion, same feeling
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What it means
同感 means feeling the same as someone else; to share a similar sentiment or be in agreement with another person’s view.
Main meanings
- Sharing the same emotional response or stance with another's remark, indicating agreement or alignment in perspective
- Expressing sympathy or understanding of someone’s situation by acknowledging the same feeling
- Used in formal or polite contexts to signal agreement, often with phrases like 同感です or 私も同感だ
How to use it
Contexts: used as a noun to denote agreement or shared feelings; frequently appears in conversations, emails, meetings, debates, and social media comments; typical collocations include 同感です, 同感だ, doukan in dictionaries.
Variants and close terms
- 共感 kyokan — empathy, identification
- 賛同 sando — agreement or endorsement
- 反感 hankan — aversion (antonym)
Composition
- 同: same
- 感: feeling
- 合成の意味: two kanji combine to express sharing the same feeling
Word class
Noun (名詞)
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Related words by kanji and components
N2
同～
dou～
same ~
N2
同格
doukaku
the same rank, equality, apposition
N3
感覚
kankaku
sense, sensation, perception
N3
感じ
kanji
feeling, sense, impression
N3
感謝
kansha
gratitude, thanks
N3
感情
kanjou
emotion, feeling, sentiment
N3
感じる
kanjiru
feel, sense, perceive
N3
感心
kanshin
admiration, being impressed
N3
感想
kansou
impression, thoughts, personal opinion
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