過敏|かびんkabin[0]heiban (flat)

1. na-adjective, nounnervousness; oversensitivity
   日本人にほんじんは感情かんじょうに対たいしてあまりにも過敏かびんだ。↗

   The Japanese are too sensitive about feelings.

• Synonym神経質しんけいしつNeutralFor people who worry and tense up over small things — mostly personality, sometimes a passing state. 「過敏」 is overreacting to stimuli, bodily or to words and criticism.
• SynonymナーバスCasualA colloquial loanword for feeling tense or uneasy — a momentary state or a personality, as in 「ナーバスな性格」. 「過敏」 stresses reactions beyond the norm.
• Synonym敏感びんかんNeutralKeen senses, quick to pick up on things — neutral to positive. 「過敏」 stresses reactions that overshoot the norm and sounds negative.
• SynonymセンシティブNeutralA loanword for sensitive; also describes touchy topics, as in 「センシティブな問題」. Unlike 「過敏」, it carries no sense of excess.
• Related鋭敏えいびんWrittenA written word praising keen senses or a quick mind — positive. 「過敏」 means oversensitive and leans negative.
• Related多感たかんWrittenA written word for emotions easily stirred by small things — sentimental, as in 「多感な年頃」. It describes temperament, not the overreaction of 「過敏」.
• Related感じやすいかんじやすいNeutralA plain description of being easily moved or stirred emotionally. 「過敏」 adds a negative nuance of reacting too strongly.
• Related多情多感たじょうたかんWrittenA four-character idiom in formal prose for rich, easily stirred emotions; describes temperament, not physical reactions.
• Antonym鈍感どんかんNeutralThe antonym: dull senses and little ability to read others' feelings — the opposite of 「過敏」's overreaction.
• Antonym無感覚むかんかくNeutralThe antonym: numb, feeling nothing, or indifferent to what goes on around one — the opposite of 「過敏」.

Use 「過敏」 for reactions that overshoot the norm, whether physical or to words and criticism. For ordinary keenness pick 「敏感」; for a fretful personality, 「神経質」; the antonym is 「鈍感」. The loanwords 「ナーバス」 and 「センシティブ」 suit casual talk, while 「鋭敏」, 「多感」 and 「多情多感」 belong to written prose.

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

1. 刺激しげきに対たいして普通ふつうより感かんじやすいこと。