感 想(かんそう)

かんそう

noun

impressions, thoughts

cognition communication

See also: 乾燥(かんそう) (dryness (乾燥))

1. impressions, thoughts, opinions

One's personal thoughts or feelings about something experienced.

映画(えいが)の感想(かんそう)を聞(き)かせてください。

Please tell me your thoughts on the movie.

感想(かんそう)を書(か)く。

To write one's impressions.

感想(かんそう)文(ぶん)を提出(ていしゅつ)する。

To submit a reflection essay.

本(ほん)を読(よ)んだ後(あと)、感想(かんそう)を友達(ともだち)に話(はな)した。

After reading the book, I shared my impressions with my friends.

先生(せんせい)から映画(えいが)の感想(かんそう)を書(か)く宿題(しゅくだい)が出(で)た。

The teacher assigned homework to write impressions of the movie.

感想(かんそう) refers to one's personal impressions, thoughts, or reactions after experiencing something.

Common patterns

感想(かんそう)を聞(き)く: to ask for impressions
感想(かんそう)を述(の)べる: to state one's impressions
感想(かんそう)を書(か)く: to write one's impressions
感想(かんそう)を言(い)う: to say one's thoughts

Compounds

感想(かんそう)文(ぶん): reflection essay, book report
読書(どくしょ)感想(かんそう)文(ぶん): book report

Watch out

Same reading as 乾燥(かんそう) (dryness), but different kanji and meaning.

Related Words

Compare: 評論(ひょうろん)する (to critique)

Compare: 体験談(たいけんだん) (personal experience story)

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Added 2026.1.10 17:42 · Revised 2026.10.11 3:18

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