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JapanLingo

feeling

N3
Onyomi
Stroke count
13
JLPT
N3

Onyomi are readings often used in compound words. Kunyomi are native Japanese readings. Learn each reading with an example word.

Memory tip

A flat illustration of a heart with waves spreading out of it to every edge, reaching all of you at once, with the kanji 感 ("feeling") drawn into the picture.

Break 感 down and you get 咸 (all / entirely) — a mouth boxed in on every side, nothing left outside it, and beside it 心 (heart / feeling) — a heart, the seat of how you feel. Picture a heart with waves spreading out of it to every edge, reaching all of you at once, put 感 inside it, and let that scene stand for "feeling" — feeling. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

Stroke Order

Stroke count: 13

General writing tips

These general rules have exceptions. Follow the animation and numbered frames for this character.

  • •Write from top to bottom.
  • •Write from left to right.
  • •Write horizontal strokes before the vertical strokes that cross them.
  • •Draw an outer enclosure first, then fill in what is inside.
  • •In symmetric shapes, write the centre before the left and right sides.
  • •This kanji has 13 strokes — trace them in order in the practice area below.

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Practice Writing

Free writing practice — compare your writing with the example. This canvas does not check your shape or stroke order. Draw with a mouse, finger, or pen; scroll outside the square to move down the page.

Trace the faded character, or hide the outline to practise from memory.

Writing Tips

  • Follow the order strictly: top-to-bottom and left-to-right. Correct order makes the shape balanced and natural.
  • Keep each stroke in one smooth motion — don't lift the pen in the middle of a stroke.
  • Close enclosing strokes cleanly so the character does not look open or broken.
  • Common mistake: drawing strokes bottom-to-top or right-to-left. Even if the result looks similar, the wrong order shows in handwriting and makes it harder to read.

Example words

kandou

being moved (emotionally)

kansha

gratitude

kanshin

admiration

kansen

infection

kyoukan

empathy

kangeki

deep emotion

Example sentences (5)

eiga no rasutoshiin ni kandou shimashita.

I was moved by the last scene of the movie.

senpai no hanashi o kiite, kandou shite shimaimashita.

Listening to my senior colleague's story really moved me.

chiimu no sapooto ni kansha shiteimasu.

I am grateful for the team's support.

tasukete moratta toki wa, kichinto kansha o tsutaemashou.

When someone helps you, let us properly express your gratitude.

kansha no kimochi wa, kotoba de tsutaeta hou ga ii to omoimasu.

I think it is better to put your gratitude into words.