1.
deep emotion; strong feeling; heartfelt sentiment
A profound emotional response, typically one that arises from reflecting on past events, the passage of time, or life changes. Often tinged with nostalgia or wistfulness.
感慨深い一日だった。
It was a deeply moving day.
卒業式で感慨に浸った。
I was absorbed in deep emotion at the graduation ceremony.
久しぶりに母校を訪れ、様々な感慨が胸に込み上げてきた。
Visiting my alma mater after a long time, various emotions welled up inside me.
A somewhat literary noun describing deep, reflective emotion — not a sudden outburst but a quiet, profound feeling that comes from contemplation or looking back on experiences.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 感慨深い: deeply moving, profoundly emotional
- 感慨に浸る: to be absorbed in deep emotion
- 感慨に耽る: to be lost in deep feeling
- 感慨を覚える: to feel deep emotion
- 感慨無量: boundless emotion
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 感動: being moved or touched — more active and immediate, often triggered by something impressive or beautiful
- 感傷: sentimentality — more negative, suggesting excessive or self-indulgent emotion
- 感慨: sits between these, describing a reflective, often bittersweet feeling tied to the passage of time