感心

What it means

感心 means the feeling of admiration or being impressed by someone's skill, performance, or conduct. It denotes genuine appreciation that moves the observer, and is used both as a noun and with する to form 感心する, the verb phrase for actively being impressed.

Main meanings

• Admiration or being impressed by someone's skill or conduct (kanpuku, kanshin).
• Used in formal or polite contexts to acknowledge merit or a notable achievement, often in commentary or praise.
• When used as 感心する, it denotes the act of being impressed rather than a passive feeling.

How to use it

Used to express admiration toward someone's abilities, achievements, or conduct in conversation, writing, and media commentary; common in formal contexts and when praising someone. It often appears with the verb 感心する to indicate active impression in real time.