Kanji N3

感: emotion, feeling, sensation

感 is a JLPT N3 kanji meaning emotion, feeling, sensation, written with 13 strokes. It is read カン (on), and has no common kun reading. Children in Japan learn it in grade 3. You will see it in 感じ (かんじ, feeling) and 感覚 (かんかく, sense).

感

Meanings

  • emotion
  • feeling
  • sensation
Strokes13
JLPT levelN3
School gradeGrade 3
Frequency#233 of 2,500

On reading · Kun reading

On reading
  • カン

On'yomi: from Chinese, written in katakana. Used in compound words.

Kun reading
  • None in common use

Kun'yomi: native Japanese, in hiragana. The faint part is the okurigana, written in kana after the kanji.

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Common words with 感

The most useful words written with it, easiest first. Every other kanji in them opens its own page.

  • 感じかんじ

    feeling; sense; impression

    JLPT N3
  • 感覚かんかく

    sense; sensation; feeling; intuition

    JLPT N3
  • 感情かんじょう

    emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment

    JLPT N3
  • 感動かんどう

    being deeply moved emotionally; excitement

    JLPT N3
  • 感じるかんじる

    to feel; to sense; to experience

    JLPT N3
  • 感心かんしん

    admiration; being impressed

    JLPT N3
  • 感謝かんしゃ

    thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness

    JLPT N3
  • 感想かんそう

    impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions

    JLPT N2

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Stroke order from KanjiVG © Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0. Readings, meanings and words from KANJIDIC2 and JMdict, names from JMnedict, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata, CC0. JLPT lists after Jonathan Waller (tanos.co.uk), CC BY.