1.
emotional expression; expressing emotions
The act or manner of outwardly expressing one's feelings, whether through words, facial expressions, gestures, or artistic means.
It is sometimes said that Japanese people are restrained in their emotional expression.
感情表現 is a compound of 感情 (emotion, feeling) + 表現 (expression, representation). It covers all forms of outward display of inner feelings.
Common collocations
- 感情表現が豊か: rich in emotional expression
- 感情表現が乏しい: lacking in emotional expression
- 感情表現が苦手: bad at expressing emotions
- 感情表現を抑える: suppress one's emotional expression
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自己表現 (self-expression)
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表情 (facial expression)
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感情表出 (expression of emotion)