所感|しょかんshokan[0]heiban (flat)
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- nounimpressions; thoughts; feelings; opinions
- Synonym印象いんしょうNeutralThe direct impression something gives you, as in 「第一印象」; 「所感」 leans written/formal, covering your own thoughts and feelings about something.
- Synonym所見しょけんWrittenWritten/formal prose: a view based on what was observed; common in medicine, as in 「医師の所見」.
- Synonym意見いけんNeutralAn opinion you state, as in 「意見を述べる」; leans toward evaluation and suggestions.
- Synonym感じかんじCasualColloquial: a feeling or impression, as in 「いい感じ」; casual in tone.
- Synonym見解けんかいWrittenWritten/formal prose: a considered view, as in 「政府見解」; leans toward an official stance.
- Related考えかんがえNeutralThe most general word for an idea or what you think; it does not suggest formally presented impressions.
- Related主張しゅちょうWrittenWritten/formal prose: a claim you press on others for agreement; leans toward one's stance.
- Related所論しょろんWrittenWritten/formal prose: the view a particular person argues for; rarely used.
For impressions of an experience, say 「感想」. For your own thoughts and feelings on something, 「所感」 works but is written/formal, as in 「年頭所感」「所感を述べる」. Use 「所見」 for what observation shows and 「見解」 for a considered view.
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