感傷(かんしょう)

かんしょう
noun
sentimentality; emotional sensitivity
emotion
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.

Common expressions

  • 感傷(かんしょう)に浸(ひた)る: to indulge in sentimental feelings
  • 感傷(かんしょう)に流(なが)される: to let sentiment cloud one's judgment
  • 感傷的(かんしょうてき): sentimental (na-adjective)

Similar words

感傷(かんしょう) can be neutral, but it often hints that the feeling is self-indulgent.

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Related Words

Related: 郷愁(きょうしゅう) (nostalgia, homesickness)
Related: 哀愁(あいしゅう) (sorrow, melancholy)
Compare: 感慨(かんがい) (deep emotion)
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Added 2026.1.31 8:07 · Revised 2026.9.30 2:25
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