1.
real feeling, actual sense
The feeling of truly experiencing or understanding something firsthand.
合格した実感がまだない。
I don't yet feel like I've really passed.
実感がない = doesn't feel real yet
景気回復の実感がない。
I don't feel like the economy has really recovered.
Common phrase in economic discussions
2.
realization, appreciation
Coming to truly understand or feel the reality of something.
親になって初めて親のありがたさを実感した。
I truly realized how precious parents are only after becoming a parent myself.
海外に住んで初めて、日本の便利さを実感した。
Only after living overseas did I truly appreciate how convenient Japan is.
子どもが成長するにつれて、時間の早さを実感するようになった。
As my children grow, I've come to truly feel how fast time passes.
病気をして初めて健康のありがたさを実感した。
Only after getting sick did I truly realize how precious health is.
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 実感がある/ない (to feel/not feel like it's real)
- 実感がわく (a sense of reality emerges)
- 実感する (to truly feel/realize)
- 〜を実感する (to feel ~ firsthand)
COMMON EXPRESSION:
- 実感が湧かない (can't feel it's real)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 実際 - actually, in reality
- 体験 - experience
- 痛感 - keenly feeling (often negative)
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