好感|こうかんkoukan[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noungood feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
    その経験けいけんで彼女かのじょは民主党みんしゅとうに対たいして好感こうかんを抱いだくようになった。↗
    The experience prejudiced her in favor of the Democratic Party.
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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Japanese definitions
  1. 良よい印象いんしょう。
  2. 良よい印象いんしょうを持もつ。
  3. (経済けいざい)政治的せいじてき、経済的けいざいてきな出来事できごとを、株式かぶしきなどの投資とうし相場そうばの上昇じょうしょうに寄与きよすると評価ひょうかする。
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