感じる|かんじるkanjiru[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- ichidan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbto feel; to sense; to experience
- ichidan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbto be moved (by); to be touched (by); to be impressed (by); to respond (to)
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto become infected with (an illness); to catch
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 感じる（かんじる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 感じます（かんじます） |
| Negative (nai) | 感じない（かんじない） |
| polite (masen) | 感じません（かんじません） |
| classical zu / nu | 感じず・感じぬ（かんじず・かんじぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 感じた（かんじた） |
| polite (mashita) | 感じました（かんじました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 感じなかった（かんじなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 感じませんでした（かんじませんでした） |
| Te form | 感じて（かんじて） |
| Potential | 感じられる（かんじられる） |
| Passive | 感じられる（かんじられる） |
| Causative | 感じさせる（かんじさせる） |
| Causative passive | 感じさせられる（かんじさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 感じれば（かんじれば） |
| tara | 感じたら（かんじたら） |
| Volitional | 感じよう（かんじよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 感じましょう（かんじましょう） |
| Imperative | 感じろ（かんじろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym感ずるかんずるWrittenA literary form of 「感じる」 with the same meaning, used in written prose and speeches rather than everyday talk.
- Synonym感じ取るかんじとるNeutralGrasps what subtle cues suggest, with an emphasis on reading between the lines; 「感じる」 is the broader, more general word.
- Synonym感知かんちWrittenDetecting something through the senses or with instruments; a technical, written term, as in 「感知センサー」.
- Synonym感受かんじゅWrittenFeeling with the heart or receiving stimuli through the senses; also picking up radio waves. A specialized written term; say 「感じる」 in daily life.
- Synonym知覚ちかくWrittenPerceiving the outside world through the sense organs; a term from psychology and medicine, found in written prose.
- Related自覚じかくNeutralAwareness of one's own condition or responsibilities, as in 「自覚症状」.
- Related味わうあじわうNeutralTo taste, or to go through something firsthand, as in 「苦労を味わう」; it stresses taking the experience in fully, pleasant or painful, rather than just feeling it.
- Related感触かんしょくNeutralA noun: the feel or texture of something, or the impression it leaves. 「感じる」, by contrast, is a verb.
- Related感づくかんづくNeutralSensing something hidden, like a secret or scheme, as in 「嘘に感づく」; 「感じる」 has no nuance of seeing through anything.
- Related嗅ぎ取るかぎとるNeutralLiterally to sniff out; used figuratively for keenly sensing an atmosphere or danger.
- Antonym無感覚むかんかくNeutralBeing numb or insensitive to things around you — the opposite of 「感じる」.
Default to 「感じる」 for feeling or sensing something. Use 「感じ取る」 for grasping subtle cues, 「感づく」 for sensing something hidden, and 「味わう」 for savoring or firsthand experience. 「感知」 covers instrument detection, 「嗅ぎ取る」 sniffing out danger, 「自覚」 self-awareness, 「感触」 the feel of something. 「感ずる」 is literary; 「感受」 and 「知覚」 are written, technical terms; 「無感覚」 is the opposite, numbness.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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