(かんじょうひょうげん)

かんじょうひょうげん
noun
emotional expression; expressing emotions
1. emotional expression; expressing emotions
The act or manner of outwardly expressing one's feelings, whether through words, facial expressions, gestures, or artistic means.
感情表現(かんじょうひょうげん)(ゆた)かだ。
Their emotional expression is rich.
日本人(にほんじん)感情表現(かんじょうひょうげん)(ひか)えめだと()われることがある。
It is sometimes said that Japanese people are restrained in their emotional expression.
この俳優(はいゆう)感情表現(かんじょうひょうげん)がとても上手(じょうず)で、観客(かんきゃく)(こころ)をつかむ。
This actor is very skilled at emotional expression and captures the audience's hearts.

感情表現(かんじょうひょうげん) is a compound of 感情(かんじょう) (emotion, feeling) + 表現(ひょうげん) (expression, representation). It covers all forms of outward display of inner feelings.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 感情表現(かんじょうひょうげん)(ゆた)か: rich in emotional expression
  • 感情表現(かんじょうひょうげん)(とぼ)しい: lacking in emotional expression
  • 感情表現(かんじょうひょうげん)苦手(にがて): bad at expressing emotions
  • 感情表現(かんじょうひょうげん)(おさ)える: suppress one's emotional expression

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 自己表現(じこひょうげん): self-expression — broader, covering all aspects of expressing oneself, not just emotions
  • 表情(ひょうじょう): facial expression — specifically the expression on one's face
  • 感情(かんじょう): emotion; feeling — the inner state itself, not the act of expressing it