好感|こうかんkoukan[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noungood feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym好意こういNeutralA liking or affection for a person; 好感 is a favourable impression of people or things, as in 「好感を持つ」.
- Related善意ぜんいWrittenWritten/formal prose for good intentions meant for another's sake; 好感 is an impression.
- Related厚意こういWrittenWritten/formal prose for deep kindness from someone else, as in 「ご厚意に感謝」; 好感 is your own impression.
- Related愛想あいそCasualColloquial for amiability or polite pleasantries, as in 「愛想がいい」; 好感 is an impression.
- Related温情おんじょうWrittenWritten/formal prose for warm, kindly human feeling; 好感 is a favourable impression.
- RelatedグッドウィルFormalFormal loanword for corporate goodwill, the value of trust earned from society; 好感 is a personal impression.
- Related懇情こんじょうWrittenWritten/formal prose for earnest, cordial kindness; 好感 is an impression.
- Antonym嫌悪けんおWrittenWritten/formal prose for disgust or aversion; the opposite of 好感.
- Antonym悪感あっかんNeutralIll feeling or dislike toward someone; the direct opposite of 好感.
Use 「好感」 for a favourable impression of a person or thing, as in 「好感度」. For affection toward someone pick 「好意」, for another's kindness 「厚意」, for amiability 「愛想」; the opposites are 「悪感」 and 「嫌悪」.
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