多感|たかんtakan[0]heiban (flat)

1. na-adjective, nounsensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental

• Synonym敏感びんかんNeutralSharp senses and quick reactions; objective perception, as in 「敏感肌」. 「多感」 instead suggests being emotional and easily moved.
• SynonymセンシティブNeutralLoanword for sensitive; also describes delicate topics, as in 「センシティブな問題」, a use 「多感」 does not have.
• Related過敏かびんNeutralOversensitivity with a negative nuance; applies to body and mind, as in 「批判に過敏になる」. 「多感」 describes rich emotions rather than overreaction.
• Related鋭敏えいびんWrittenA written, formal word for keen senses or a quick mind; it stresses ability rather than the emotional susceptibility of 「多感」.
• Related神経質しんけいしつNeutralA nervous, oversensitive personality, given to suspicion and worrying over trifles; negative nuance, unlike 「多感」.
• Related感じやすいかんじやすいNeutralColloquial: easily moved or stirred, with the emphasis on emotional reactions; 「多感」 suggests a more sentimental nature.
• Related多情多感たじょうたかんWrittenWritten/formal four-character idiom for rich, tender emotions; literary in flavor and close to 「多感」 in sense.
• Antonym鈍感どんかんNeutralAntonym: thick-skinned and insensitive, the direct opposite of the sensitivity of 「多感」.
• Antonym無感覚むかんかくWrittenWritten/formal: numbness and apathy — unfeeling and indifferent; the opposite of 「多感」.

For sharp senses and quick perception, use 「敏感」. For being emotionally rich and easily moved — typical of adolescence — use 「多感」, as in 「多感な年頃」「多感な少年時代」. A nervous, fussy nature is 「神経質」; dull insensitivity is 「鈍感」.

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1. 些細ささいな事ことにも感情かんじょうを動うごかされること。また、そのさま。