感情（かんじょう、kanjou）
- emotion

The Japanese word 感情 (かんじょう, kanjou) primarily translates to "emotion," "feeling," or "sentiment" in English. It refers to the subjective experiences that we have, encompassing a wide range of mental states. These can be positive (like joy), negative (like sadness or anger), or neutral. 感情 also includes the capacity to experience these feelings. It is an abstract concept that describes the internal state of a person.

⚫︎ 彼女は深い感情を持っています。 Translation: She has deep emotions. ⚫︎ 彼は怒りの感情を抑えきれなかった。 Translation: He couldn't suppress his feeling of anger. ⚫︎ その映画は観客の様々な感情を揺さぶった。 Translation: That movie stirred up various emotions in the audience.

You use 感情 when talking about someone's emotional state, their capacity to feel, or the influence of emotions on events or situations. It is a versatile word used in many contexts. It can be used in both formal and informal settings, although the specific context might influence the choice of more nuanced vocabulary to describe specific emotions.

感情 is typically written in kanji: 感情. The reading is usually written in hiragana: かんじょう. There are no common variations in the okurigana. It is always written as 感情.

⚫︎ 気持ち (きもち, kimochi): Feeling, mood (often related to personal comfort or sensation). ⚫︎ 気分 (きぶん, kibun): Mood, feeling (referring to a general emotional state). ⚫︎ 心 (こころ, kokoro): Heart, mind, spirit (can imply deep emotions and empathy). ⚫︎ エモーション (emōshon): Emotion (loanword from English).

There aren't direct antonyms for 感情 as a concept of having emotions. However, words that describe a lack of emotion or an inability to feel could be considered opposites. ⚫︎ 無感情 (むかんじょう, mukanjō): Apathy, lack of emotion, coldness. ⚫︎ 冷淡 (れいたん, reitan): Indifference, cold-heartedness.

彼女は喜びの感情でいっぱいだった。 ・Translation: She was filled with the emotion of joy. ・Explanation: This sentence describes someone's feeling of happiness.

彼は感情を露わにしない人だ。 ・Translation: He is a person who doesn't show his emotions. ・Explanation: This sentence describes someone who tends to hide or suppress their feelings.

The word 感情 is a compound word formed from two kanji: 感 (kan) meaning "feeling," "sense," or "sensation," and 情 (jō) meaning "emotion," "feeling," "situation." Therefore, 感情 literally represents the "feelings/sensations of the heart/mind."