感情(かんじょう)

感情(かんじょう) refers to emotions and emotional states such as joy, anger, sadness, and fear.

WORD FORMATION:
感(かん) (sense, feeling) + 情(じょう) (emotion, feeling)

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

• 感情(かんじょう)を抑(おさ)える: to control one's emotions
• 感情(かんじょう)を表(あらわ)す: to express emotions
• 感情(かんじょう)に流(なが)される: to be carried away by emotions
• 感情(かんじょう)を込(こ)めて: with feeling, heartfelt
• 感情的(かんじょうてき)になる: to become emotional

SIMILAR WORDS:

• 気持(きも)ち: feeling (more casual, everyday)
• 心(こころ): heart, mind (broader concept)
• 情(じょう): emotion, affection (literary)
• フィーリング: feeling (loanword, casual)