感動的(かんどうてき)

かんどうてき
adjective
moving; touching; impressive
1. moving; touching; impressive
Describing something that deeply stirs the emotions, evoking admiration, sympathy, or awe.
感動的(かんどうてき)なスピーチだった。
It was a moving speech.
映画(えいが)の感動的(かんどうてき)なラストシーンで涙(なみだ)が出(で)た。
I teared up at the movie's touching final scene.
選手(せんしゅ)たちの感動的(かんどうてき)な活躍(かつやく)に会場(かいじょう)は大(おお)きな拍手(はくしゅ)に包(つつ)まれた。
The athletes' impressive performance filled the venue with thunderous applause.

A na-adjective formed from 感動(かんどう) (being moved emotionally) plus the suffix 的(てき). Used to describe events, performances, stories, or moments that deeply touch people's hearts.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 感動的(かんどうてき)なスピーチ: moving speech
  • 感動的(かんどうてき)な場面(ばめん): touching scene
  • 感動的(かんどうてき)な物語(ものがたり): moving story
  • 感動的(かんどうてき)な演奏(えんそう): impressive performance
  • 感動的(かんどうてき)な再会(さいかい): touching reunion

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 感動(かんどう): the noun/suru-verb meaning to be moved — 感動的(かんどうてき) is its adjectival form describing the cause rather than the experiencer
  • 感激的(かんげきてき): deeply moving — stronger emotional impact, often implying gratitude
  • 印象的(いんしょうてき): impressive; striking — focuses on leaving an impression rather than stirring deep emotion
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