(かいほうかん)

かいほうかん
noun
sense of openness; feeling of freedom
emotion
1. sense of openness; feeling of freedom; spaciousness
A pleasant feeling of openness, spaciousness, or liberation from confinement or constraints.
開放感(かいほうかん)ある部屋(へや)だ。
It's a room with a sense of openness.
I basked in a feeling of freedom after the exam ended.
With high ceilings and large windows, it's an office full of spaciousness.

Usage

開放感(かいほうかん) can describe both physical spaciousness (rooms, buildings, landscapes) and the emotional feeling of liberation (after finishing a task, escaping stress).

Forms

開放(かいほう) (opening, liberation) + (かん) (feeling, sense).

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