感受|かんじゅkanju[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbbeing receptive (to); being susceptible (to); responding to (a stimulus); sensing; perceiving
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbpicking up (a radio wave); receiving
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 感受する（かんじゅする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 感受します（かんじゅします） |
| Negative (nai) | 感受しない（かんじゅしない） |
| polite (masen) | 感受しません（かんじゅしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 感受せず・感受せぬ（かんじゅせず・かんじゅせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 感受した（かんじゅした） |
| polite (mashita) | 感受しました（かんじゅしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 感受しなかった（かんじゅしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 感受しませんでした（かんじゅしませんでした） |
| Te form | 感受して（かんじゅして） |
| Potential | 感受できる（かんじゅできる） |
| Passive | 感受される（かんじゅされる） |
| Causative | 感受させる（かんじゅさせる） |
| Causative passive | 感受させられる（かんじゅさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 感受すれば（かんじゅすれば） |
| tara | 感受したら（かんじゅしたら） |
| Volitional | 感受しよう（かんじゅしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 感受しましょう（かんじゅしましょう） |
| Imperative | 感受しろ（かんじゅしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym感じ取るかんじとるNeutralVerb: pick up a feeling from words, behaviour or things; common in daily use. 「感受」 is more written, for feeling in the heart or senses taking in stimuli.
- Synonym感知かんちNeutralSensing or detecting, also by machines, as in 「感知センサー」; more objective than 「感受」, which leans toward inner feeling.
- Synonym感じるかんじるNeutralVerb: to feel; the plainest, most ordinary word, far broader in use than 「感受」. You cannot simply swap in 「感受する」 everywhere.
- Synonym感ずるかんずるWrittenLiterary variant of 「感じる」 with the same meaning, so just as broad in use; written in flavour. In everyday speech 「感じる」 is the norm.
- Synonym知覚ちかくNeutralPerception; a psychology term for the senses taking in the outside world. Very close to 「感受」.
- Related気づくきづくNeutralVerb: to notice or become aware of something; the most common everyday choice. It stresses awareness, not the senses receiving a stimulus.
- Related気がつくきがつくNeutralSet phrase: to notice, or to be attentive and considerate; colloquial. Not used for the senses reacting to stimuli.
- Related察知さっちNeutralTo infer from signs — danger, another's intentions, general facts. It stresses working something out, not passively receiving a stimulus.
- Related察するさっするNeutralVerb: to read and make allowances for another's feelings. It stresses inferring, not sensory perception.
- Related見抜くみぬくNeutralTo see through a hidden essence or the truth of something; stresses insight and has nothing to do with sensory stimuli.
- Related悟るさとるNeutralTo grasp or realize something, also to attain enlightenment; stresses understanding a deep truth.
- Related捉えるとらえるNeutralTo catch or grasp a point or feature; stresses seizing hold, not passively feeling.
- Related認識にんしきNeutralRecognition or understanding; a cognitive-level grasp, more abstract than 「感受」.
- Related認知にんちNeutralRecognizing that something exists; also the legal acknowledgement of a child born out of wedlock. More cognitive than 「感受」.
- Related聞き取るききとるNeutralTo catch or make out what is heard; stresses grasping by ear. Also to question someone in detail, as in 「事情を聞き取る」.
- Related見て取るみてとるNeutralTo make out a situation or a clue by observation; stresses grasping with the eyes. Fairly rare.
- Related感づくかんづくNeutralTo vaguely sense a plot or danger; colloquial, with a hint of suspicion.
- Related嗅ぎ分けるかぎわけるNeutralTo tell things apart by smell; by extension, to discern what is good or bad.
- Related心付くこころづくWrittenTo become aware or regain consciousness; archaic and rare. Say 「気づく」 in daily use.
- Related看取かんしゅWrittenTo make out or notice; written style and rare. Stresses learning something by observation.
- Related見とるみとるNeutralTo perceive by looking; rare. In everyday use say 「見て取る」.
For everyday 'feel', use 「感じる」; for noticing or becoming aware, 「気づく」. 「感受」 itself is written-style: feeling in the heart or the senses receiving a stimulus. To infer someone's feelings, use 「察する」; to pick up a feeling from words or behaviour, 「感じ取る」. On the sensory side 「知覚」 is very close to 「感受」, and 「感ずる」 is simply a written form of 「感じる」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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