喪 失 感(そうしつかん)

そうしつかん

noun

sense of loss; feeling of loss

1. sense of loss; feeling of bereavement or emptiness

The emotional experience of having lost something or someone important. Used for the grief felt after a death, a breakup, retirement, or the loss of something meaningful.

深(ふか)い喪失感(そうしつかん)に襲(おそ)われた。

I was overwhelmed by a deep sense of loss.

ペットを亡(な)くして喪失感(そうしつかん)が消(き)えない。

I can't shake the sense of loss after losing my pet.

定年退職(ていねんたいしょく)の後(あと)、仕事(しごと)がなくなった喪失感(そうしつかん)にどう向(む)き合(あ)うかが課題(かだい)だった。

After retiring, the challenge was how to deal with the sense of loss from no longer having a job.

Usage

A compound of 喪失(そうしつ) (loss) + 感(かん) (feeling). Often appears in discussions of grief, psychology, and personal essays. Common verbs used with this word include 襲(おそ)われる (to be overwhelmed by), 感(かん)じる (to feel), and 抱(いだ)く (to harbor).

Common collocations

喪失感(そうしつかん)に襲(おそ)われる (to be struck by a sense of loss)
喪失感(そうしつかん)を感(かん)じる (to feel a sense of loss)
深(ふか)い喪失感(そうしつかん) (deep sense of loss)
大(おお)きな喪失感(そうしつかん) (great sense of loss)

Similar words

虚脱感(きょだつかん): feeling of emptiness or lethargy — more about physical and mental exhaustion
寂(さび)しさ: loneliness — a simpler, everyday word for feeling alone

Related Words

Synonym: 虚脱感(きょだつかん) (emptiness, lethargy)

Synonym: 脱力感(だつりょくかん) (weakness (physical))

Compare: 寂(さび)しさ (loneliness)

Related: 剥奪感(はくだつかん) (sense of deprivation)

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Added 2026.3.9 15:15 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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