感
感 — Emotion
emotion, feeling, sensation
On’yomiカン (kan)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (13 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 感
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 感じ | かんじ kanji | feeling; sense; impression |
| 感覚 | かんかく kankaku | sense; sensation; feeling |
| 感染 | かんせん kansen | infection; contagion; becoming infected |
| 感情 | かんじょう kanjou | emotion; feeling; feelings |
| 感想 | かんそう kansou | impressions; thoughts; feelings |
| 感動 | かんどう kandou | being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion |
Study notes
感 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 13 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 3), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #233 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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