1.
sensitivity, receptivity, sensibility
The capacity to perceive and respond to emotional, aesthetic, or sensory stimuli. A person's innate ability to feel things deeply and be moved by beauty, art, nature, or the emotions of others.
感受性が豊かだ。
To have rich sensibility.
子供は感受性が強いので、周りの影響を受けやすい。
Children have strong sensitivity, so they are easily influenced by their surroundings.
若い頃に多くの芸術に触れることで、豊かな感受性が育まれる。
Being exposed to many forms of art at a young age cultivates a rich sensibility.
USAGE:
感受性 refers to an innate emotional and aesthetic sensitivity. It is considered a positive quality, especially in artistic and educational contexts. People with 豊かな感受性 (rich sensibility) are seen as emotionally perceptive and deeply responsive to beauty.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 感受性が豊か: to have rich sensibility
- 感受性が強い: to be highly sensitive
- 感受性が鋭い: to have keen sensibility
- 感受性を育む: to cultivate sensitivity
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 感受性: sensitivity, sensibility (emotional and aesthetic)
- 感性: sensibility, artistic sense (broader, includes creative instinct)
- 敏感: sensitive (reactive, can be physical or emotional)
- 繊細: delicate, sensitive (emphasizes subtlety and refinement)
Related Words
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感性 (sensibility)