1.
keenly feeling; acutely realizing
To feel something deeply and painfully, or to come to a strong realization about something, often through personal experience. Implies that the feeling or awareness is sharp and unavoidable.
自分の未熟さを痛感した。
I keenly felt my own immaturity.
海外に住んで、日本語の大切さを痛感した。
Living abroad, I came to keenly appreciate the importance of Japanese.
今回の失敗で、準備の大切さを痛感させられた。
This failure made me painfully aware of the importance of preparation.
USAGE:
Functions as a する verb: 痛感する (to keenly feel/realize). Often used reflexively about one's own realizations. The causative form 痛感させられる (to be made to keenly feel) is also common.
NUANCE:
Stronger than simply 感じる (to feel) or 実感する (to really feel). 痛感 carries the nuance of 痛 (pain) — the realization is sharp, sometimes uncomfortable, and impossible to ignore.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 必要性を痛感する: to keenly feel the necessity of
- 重要性を痛感する: to acutely realize the importance of
- 不足を痛感する: to keenly feel a lack of
- 限界を痛感する: to painfully realize the limits of