感ずる|かんずるkanzuru[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- ichidan verb (-zuru), transitive verb, intransitive verbto feel; to sense; to experience
- ichidan verb (-zuru), transitive verb, intransitive verbto be moved (by); to be touched (by); to be impressed (by); to respond (to)
- ichidan verb (-zuru), intransitive verbto become infected with (an illness); to catch
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 感ずる（かんずる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 感ずます（かんずます） |
| Negative (nai) | 感ずない（かんずない） |
| polite (masen) | 感ずません（かんずません） |
| classical zu / nu | 感ずず・感ずぬ（かんずず・かんずぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 感ずた（かんずた） |
| polite (mashita) | 感ずました（かんずました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 感ずなかった（かんずなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 感ずませんでした（かんずませんでした） |
| Te form | 感ずて（かんずて） |
| Potential | 感ずられる（かんずられる） |
| Passive | 感ずられる（かんずられる） |
| Causative | 感ずさせる（かんずさせる） |
| Causative passive | 感ずさせられる（かんずさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 感ずれば（かんずれば） |
| tara | 感ずたら（かんずたら） |
| Volitional | 感ずよう（かんずよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 感ずましょう（かんずましょう） |
| Imperative | 感ずろ（かんずろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym感じるかんじるNeutralThe modern, everyday form with the same meaning; 「感ずる」 is the more written, old-fashioned variant.
- Synonym感じ取るかんじとるNeutralMeans picking up on or grasping something from what's around you, as in 「雰囲気を感じ取る」; the focus is on catching what's there.
- Synonym感知かんちWrittenWritten/formal prose word for detecting or sensing something, as in 「危険を感知する」; often used for machine sensors.
- Synonym感受かんじゅWrittenWritten/formal prose term for receiving stimuli and feeling them, as in 「感受性」; mostly in psychology and medical contexts.
- Synonym知覚ちかくWrittenWritten/formal prose term for perceiving things through the senses; mostly in psychology and philosophy.
- Related自覚じかくNeutralAbout being aware of your own situation or condition, as in 「自覚症状」; the focus is on oneself.
- Related味わうあじわうNeutralTo savor or take in an experience fully, as in 「料理を味わう」 or 「苦しみを味わう」.
- Related察するさっするNeutralTo guess at and be considerate of, as in 「気持ちを察する」; the focus is on reading other people.
- Related感づくかんづくCasualColloquial: to vaguely sense something left unsaid, as in 「計画に感づく」; often danger or a plot, but not only bad things.
- Related嗅ぎ取るかぎとるNeutralTo sniff out or detect, as in 「異変を嗅ぎ取る」; carries a nuance of keen perception.
For everyday feeling, use 「感じる」; 「感ずる」 is its written, old-fashioned form. Use 「感じ取る」 to grasp something from the atmosphere, 「感づく」 to vaguely sense what's left unsaid, 「察する」 to read and consider others' feelings, and 「感知」 for machine detection.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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