Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
かん
Grade: 3
kan’on

Etymology edit

The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, continuative or stem form) of the verbs 感ずる (kanzuru)[1] and 感じる (kanjiru, to feel).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(かん) (kanji

  1. a feeling, sensation
  2. an impression
  3. an atmosphere
    あの(みせ)では()(かん)がする。
    Ano mise de wa ii kanji ga suru.
    That shop has a good atmosphere.

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Korean: 간지 (ganji, fashionable taste)

References edit

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN