感情|かんじょうkanjou[0]heiban (flat)

1. no-adjectiveemotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
   トムは自分じぶんの感情かんじょうをぐっと抑おさえた。↗

   Tom got a grip on his emotions.

• Synonym情じょうNeutralHuman warmth or compassion toward others, as in 「情に厚い」; stresses care for people.
• Synonym情感じょうかんWrittenWritten word for delicate, refined feelings; common in literary criticism.
• Synonym情緒じょうちょNeutralEmotion, but also the charm or atmosphere of a place, as in 「下町情緒」.
• SynonymエモーションNeutralA rare loanword for emotion, seen mostly in art and advertising; in everyday speech use 「感情」.
• Synonym情動じょうどうWrittenA psychology term for a sudden, intense emotional surge; 「感情」 has a much broader range.
• RelatedフィーリングNeutralA loanword for a feeling or sense, often an intuitive sense that something clicks or suits you; 「感情」 covers emotions like joy and anger.
• Related気持ちきもちNeutralThe most common everyday word, covering one's mood, feelings toward others and physical sensations; 「感情」 is more objective and leans written.
• Related思いおもいNeutralThoughts and feelings held in the heart, stressing one's attachment or regard for a person or thing.
• Related気分きぶんNeutralA momentary mood or how you feel physically, as in 「気分が悪い」; 「感情」 refers to specific emotions.
• Related気味きみNeutralAs a feeling word it appears mostly in set phrases like 「いい気味だ」; also a suffix indicating a tendency.
• Related心地ここちNeutralThe feeling an activity gives you, as in 「住み心地」; mostly used as a suffix.
• Related心持ちこころもちWrittenA mood or state of mind, also an adverb meaning slightly; more old-fashioned than 「気持ち」.
• Related印象いんしょうNeutralThe impression something leaves on a person; 「感情」 is emotion arising within yourself.
• Related感想かんそうNeutralWhat you think or feel about something, as in 「感想を述べる」; 「感情」 is the emotion itself, such as joy or anger.
• Related念ねんWrittenWritten language for a feeling or thought, as in 「感謝の念」 or 「不安の念」; mostly in fixed expressions.
• Related心情しんじょうWrittenOne's inner feelings or state of mind given one's situation, as in 「心情を察する」; more formal than 「気持ち」.
• Related感触かんしょくNeutralA tactile sense or feel, like texture in the hand; stresses sensations from external stimuli.
• Related感じかんじNeutralA sense or impression, extremely common in speech, as in 「いい感じ」; 「感情」 refers to emotions.
• RelatedインプレッションNeutralA loanword for impression; also the view count of an online post.
• Related気色きしょくWrittenWritten word for one's expression or mood; also seen in 「気色悪い」, meaning creepy or sickening.
• Related情意じょういWrittenA rare written word covering both emotion and will; say 「感情」 in ordinary contexts.
• Related心緒しんしょWrittenA rare written word for one's state of mind; say 「心情」 instead.
• Antonym理性りせいNeutralThe ability to think rationally; the opposite of 「感情」, which acts on emotion.

Use 「感情」 for emotions like joy, anger and sadness. For everyday feelings of the moment, 「気持ち」 is the common word; a passing mood or physical state is 「気分」. Warmth or compassion toward others is 「情」, and the charm of a place is 「情緒」. In formal prose you may see 「心情」 or 「情感」; 「フィーリング」 and 「エモーション」 are loanwords, and impressions are 「印象」 or 「感じ」.

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

1. 外界がいかいの刺激しげきに応おうじ、一時的いちじてきに変化へんかする内心ないしんの状態じょうたい。気持きもち。理性りせいや論理ろんりと異ことなり、本能ほんのう的てき又または反射的はんしゃてきに生しょうずる。
2. 冷静れいせいさを失うしない怒いかりや悲かなしみなどにとらわれた状態じょうたい。