情緒|じょうちょjoucho[1]atamadaka (head-high)

JLPT N1approx.Common
じょうしょjousho[1]atamadaka (head-high)
Definitions
  1. no-adjectiveemotion; feeling
    そのような情緒じょうちょと行動こうどうの分離ぶんりに比くらべれば、破局はきょく的てき結果けっかの方ほうがまだましである。↗
    Even disaster is better than such a divorce between emotion and action.
  2. no-adjectiveatmosphere; mood; spirit
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym気持ちきもちNeutralThe broadest everyday word for feelings and moods. 「情緒」 centers on the charm of places and things, or on emotional ups and downs.
  • Synonym気分きぶんNeutralYour mood at a given moment. 「情緒」 refers to the charm of a scene or to one's emotional state.
  • Synonym感情かんじょうNeutralThe most general word for emotions such as joy and anger. 「情緒」 also covers emotional activity, but can further describe the charm of places and things.
  • Synonym心情しんじょうWrittenOne's inner feelings; a written word. 「情緒」 leans toward the charm of scenery and places.
  • Synonym情感じょうかんWrittenFeeling or sensitivity, found in formal prose. 「情緒」 stresses the mood or atmosphere a thing evokes.
  • Synonym風情ふぜいWrittenA written word for charm and elegance, as in 「風情がある」. 「情緒」 covers the overall mood of a scene.
  • SynonymムードNeutralA loanword for mood or atmosphere, as in 「ムードがいい」. 「情緒」 leans toward the charm of a place or emotional activity.
  • SynonymセンチメントNeutralA loanword for sentiment or feeling. 「情緒」 centers on the mood or charm of a scene.
  • Related感じかんじNeutralA sense or impression of something. 「情緒」 points to the mood or atmosphere a place or thing evokes.
  • Related雰囲気ふんいきNeutralThe all-purpose word for the atmosphere of a place or situation. 「情緒」 suggests a charm-laden mood, or a person's emotional life.
  • Related情調じょうちょうWrittenA written word for atmosphere or mood; close in sense to 「情緒」 but rarely used.
  • Antonym理性りせいWrittenReason, the power to think things through logically; a written word standing opposite the emotional 「情緒」.
  • Antonym論理ろんりNeutralLogic, the thread of an argument or thought; stands opposite the emotional, aesthetic 「情緒」.

Use 「情緒」 for the charm or mood of places and things, as in 「下町情緒」, or for emotional activity, as in 「情緒が豊か」 and 「情緒不安定」. For general atmosphere pick 「雰囲気」 or 「ムード」, for elegance 「風情」, and for emotion itself 「感情」.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. ある文物ぶんぶつや場所ばしょなどに接せっしたときに受うけるさまざまな感情かんじょう。風情ふぜい。雰囲気ふんいき。
  2. 喜怒哀楽きどあいらくを生うむ心こころの動うごき。情動じょうどう。
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