感傷(かんしょう)

かんしょう
noun
sentimentality; emotional sensitivity
1. sentimentality; being sentimental; emotional sensitivity
A state of being easily moved to tender, sad, or nostalgic emotions. Can imply excessive or self-indulgent emotion.
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)されずに冷静(れいせい)に判断(はんだん)する。
Judge calmly without being swept away by sentimentality.
卒業(そつぎょう)シーズンは誰(だれ)もが感傷(かんしょう)的(てき)になる。
Everyone gets sentimental during graduation season.

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

NUANCE:

  • 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
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Added 2026.1.31 8:07
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