感じる To Feel

Meaning

Primary

To Feel

Word Type

transitive verb, ichidan verb

Explanation

This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means feeling so the verb vocab version is to feel.

Reading

かんじる

Explanation

Guess what? Even though this would use the vocab kun'yomi reading, usually, the readings for both on'yomi and kun'yomi on this kanji are the same, meaning you can read this word no matter what. Feeling better now?

Context

Common Word Combinations

• 〜を感じる

  ストレスを感じる

  to feel stress

  やりがいを感じる

  to feel like something is worthwhile, to feel motivated

  不安を感じる

  to feel uneasiness

• 〜に感じる

  身近に感じる

  to feel familiar

  リアルに感じる

  to feel real

  不安に感じる

  to feel uneasy

Context Sentences

どう感じるかは人それぞれです。

How one feels varies from person to person.

見るのではなく、心で感じてください。

Don't look at it, feel it with your heart.

最近兄に冷たくされていると感じます。

I feel like my older brother has been giving me the cold shoulder recently.

Kanji Composition

1. 感

   かん Feeling