共感|きょうかんkyoukan[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbsympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
    あなたの考え方かんがえかたには共感きょうかんできます。↗
    I really agree with what you're saying.
Conjugation
Dictionary form共感する(きょうかんする)
Polite (masu)共感します(きょうかんします)
Negative (nai)共感しない(きょうかんしない)
polite (masen)共感しません(きょうかんしません)
classical zu / nu共感せず・共感せぬ(きょうかんせず・きょうかんせぬ)
Past (ta)共感した(きょうかんした)
polite (mashita)共感しました(きょうかんしました)
Past negative (nakatta)共感しなかった(きょうかんしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)共感しませんでした(きょうかんしませんでした)
Te form共感して(きょうかんして)
Potential共感できる(きょうかんできる)
Passive共感される(きょうかんされる)
Causative共感させる(きょうかんさせる)
Causative passive共感させられる(きょうかんさせられる)
Conditional (ba)共感すれば(きょうかんすれば)
tara共感したら(きょうかんしたら)
Volitional共感しよう(きょうかんしよう)
polite (mashou)共感しましょう(きょうかんしましょう)
Imperative共感しろ(きょうかんしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym同感どうかんNeutralAgreement with what someone says, as in 「全く同感です」. It stresses holding the same opinion, while 「共感」 stresses feeling another's emotions as your own.
  • Synonym共鳴きょうめいNeutralResonance with an idea or way of thinking, as in 「思想に共鳴する」; it also names physical resonance (vibration). 「共感」 is about feelings, not just ideas.
  • SynonymシンパシーNeutralA loanword for sympathy or empathy, but rare in actual use; in everyday speech 「共感」 is the natural choice.
  • Antonym反感はんかんNeutralAntipathy — a feeling of dislike or hostility toward someone. It sits at the opposite pole from 「共感」.
  • Antonym無関心むかんしんNeutralIndifference — not caring about something at all. The opposite of engaging with another's feelings as 「共感」 does.
  • Antonym違和感いわかんNeutralA sense that something is off or out of place. It marks a mismatch rather than the shared feeling of 「共感」.

Use 「共感」 to describe feeling another person's emotions or views as your own: 「共感を呼ぶ」, 「共感できる」. For agreeing with an opinion use 「同感」, for resonance with an idea 「共鳴」; the opposite is 「反感」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 他人たにんの感情かんじょうや意見いけんを理解りかいし、それを共有きょうゆうすること。
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