Word
感想
Meaning in Englishimpression, thoughts, personal opinion
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Word context
What it means
感想 means one's personal impression or reaction to something, such as a book, film, event, or experience; it denotes subjective thoughts and feelings formed after engagement with the subject.
Main meanings
- Subjective impression or reaction after experiencing something
- Expression of one's thoughts or reflections, commonly in feedback, reviews, or essays
- In educational contexts, refers to a written or spoken summary of feelings about an experience
How to use it
Used to describe a person's personal impression after experiencing something, such as a book, movie, event, or artwork; common in casual conversation and formal writing. In educational and media contexts, people discuss or request 感想 and write 感想文 to summarize what they felt.
Variants and close terms
- 印象 (inshō) — impression
- 所感 (shokan) — personal impression or remarks
- 感想文 (kan-sō-bun) — impression essay; a typical school assignment
- 反応 (hannō) — reaction
Composition
- 感: to feel or sense; emotional perception
- 想: thought, idea, contemplation; to think or imagine
- Combination: 感 and 想 together express a mental product formed by feeling and thinking — an impression or personal reaction
Word class
Noun (名詞)
Related words by kanji and components
N1
直感
chokkan
intuition, instinct
N1
痛感
tsuukan
feeling keenly, fully realizing
N1
敏感
binkan
sensibility, susceptibility, sensitive (to)
N1
予感
yokan
presentiment, premonition
N1
反感
hankan
antipathy, revolt, animosity
N2
～感
～kan
feeling, sense, impression
N2
感激
kangeki
deep emotion, impression, inspiration
N2
感ずる
kanzuru
to feel, to sense
N2
空想
kuusou
daydream, fantasy