感動|かんどうkandou[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbbeing deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 感動する(かんどうする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 感動します(かんどうします) |
| Negative (nai) | 感動しない(かんどうしない) |
| polite (masen) | 感動しません(かんどうしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 感動せず・感動せぬ(かんどうせず・かんどうせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 感動した(かんどうした) |
| polite (mashita) | 感動しました(かんどうしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 感動しなかった(かんどうしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 感動しませんでした(かんどうしませんでした) |
| Te form | 感動して(かんどうして) |
| Potential | 感動できる(かんどうできる) |
| Passive | 感動される(かんどうされる) |
| Causative | 感動させる(かんどうさせる) |
| Causative passive | 感動させられる(かんどうさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 感動すれば(かんどうすれば) |
| tara | 感動したら(かんどうしたら) |
| Volitional | 感動しよう(かんどうしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 感動しましょう(かんどうしましょう) |
| Imperative | 感動しろ(かんどうしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Related熱狂ねっきょうNeutralWild enthusiasm or fervent devotion, as in 「熱狂的なファン」; stresses excitement carried to excess, while 「感動」 is about being moved deep down.
- Related興奮こうふんNeutralEmotional excitement or agitation, as in 「興奮して眠れない」; the feelings run high, but you have not necessarily been moved by anything.
- Related高ぶりたかぶりWrittenWritten/formal prose for surging emotions; it can also mean arrogance. In everyday talk about being worked up, use 「興奮」.
- Antonym冷淡れいたんNeutralColdness or indifference — no interest, no warmth; the opposite of the heart being stirred that 「感動」 describes.
- Antonym無感動むかんどうWrittenWritten/formal word for feeling nothing, untouched by whatever happens; the direct opposite of 「感動」.
Use 「感動」 for being deeply moved; 「興奮」 for excitement that need not come from being touched, and 「熱狂」 for frenzied enthusiasm. 「高ぶり」 is formal prose. The opposites are 「無感動」 (unmoved) and 「冷淡」 (indifferent).
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


