感じ

Japanese
Kanji in this term
感
かん
Grade: 3
kan’on

Etymology

The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of the verbs 感ずる (kanzuru)[1] and 感じる (kanjiru, “to feel”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) かんじ [kàńjí] (Heiban – [0])[2]
  • IPA(key): [kã̠ɲ̟d͡ʑi]

Noun

感(かん)じ • (kanji) 

  1. a feeling, sensation
  2. an impression
  3. an atmosphere
    あの店(みせ)では良(い)い感(かん)じがする。
    Ano mise de wa ii kanji ga suru.
    That shop has a good atmosphere.

Derived terms
  • 痛(つう)痒(よう)を感(かん)じない (tsūyō o kanjinai)

Descendants
  • → Korean: 간지 (ganji, “fashionable taste”)

References
  1. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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