感傷(かんしょう)

感傷(かんしょう) refers to tender, nostalgic emotions.

Usage

• Can be neutral (natural emotional sensitivity)
• Can be slightly negative (excessive, self-indulgent emotion)

Common expressions

• 感傷(かんしょう)に浸(ひた)る: to indulge in sentimentality
• 感傷(かんしょう)に流(なが)される: to be swept away by sentiment
• 感傷(かんしょう)的(てき): sentimental (na-adjective)
• 感傷(かんしょう)主義(しゅぎ): sentimentalism

Related words

• 郷愁(きょうしゅう): nostalgia, homesickness
• 哀愁(あいしゅう): sorrow, melancholy