心情|しんじょうshinjou[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounsentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
   嫉妬心しっとしんくらい強つよく人間にんげんの心情しんじょうに巣食すくう情熱じょうねつはない。↗

   There is not a passion so strongly rooted in the human heart as envy.

• Synonym気持ちきもちNeutralThe everyday word for feelings and moods, as in 「気持ちがいい」. Most common in speech, while 「心情」 is more written and suggests deep inner emotion.
• Synonym気分きぶんNeutralA momentary mood or feeling, as in 「気分が悪い」. Leans toward a passing state, unlike the deeper emotion of 「心情」.
• Synonym情緒じょうちょWrittenA written/formal word for emotion and charm, as in 「情緒不安定」「下町情緒」. Leans toward moods and atmosphere.
• Synonym情感じょうかんWrittenA written/formal word for emotion and feeling; leans toward sensitivity, the capacity to feel.
• SynonymセンチメントNeutralA loanword for sentiment or mood; used most often in market contexts, as in 「市場センチメント」.
• Related心地ここちNeutralThe feeling you get while doing something; mostly in compounds like 「夢心地」「居心地」. 「心情」 refers to inner emotion.
• Related思いおもいNeutralThoughts and feelings held in the heart, as in 「熱い思い」. Leans toward what one thinks or longs for.
• Related感情かんじょうNeutralEmotion such as joy, anger and sorrow, as in 「感情的になる」. Leans toward these basic emotions.
• Related気味きみNeutralA feeling or tendency; mostly in set phrases like 「気味が悪い」「風邪気味」.
• Related感じかんじNeutralA feeling or impression, common in both speech and writing, as in 「いい感じ」. Leans toward the overall impression.

For deep inner feelings and emotions, use 「心情」 — it leans written, as in 「心情を察する」「複雑な心情」. In speech, say 「気持ち」; for a momentary mood, 「気分」; for joy, anger and other emotions, 「感情」.

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1. 心こころの中なかで感かんじていること。