感じる To Feel

Meaning

Primary

To Feel

Word Type

transitive verb, ichidan verb

Explanation

This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means feeling so the verb vocab version is to feel.

Reading

かんじる

Explanation

Guess what? Even though this would use the vocab kun'yomi reading, usually, the readings for both on'yomi and kun'yomi on this kanji are the same, meaning you can read this word no matter what. Feeling better now?

Context

Common Word Combinations

• 〜に感じる

  不安に感じる

  to feel uneasy

  リアルに感じる

  to feel real

  身近に感じる

  to feel familiar

• 〜を感じる

  不安を感じる

  to feel uneasiness

  やりがいを感じる

  to feel like something is worthwhile, to feel motivated

  ストレスを感じる

  to feel stress

Context Sentences

見るのではなく、心で感じてください。

Don't look at it, feel it with your heart.

ワニカニの台頭により、トーフグは会社に自分のい場所がなくなっていると感じている。

Due to the rising power of WaniKani, Tofugu feels that it's been losing its place within the company.

最近兄に冷たくされていると感じます。

I feel like my older brother has been giving me the cold shoulder recently.

Kanji Composition

1. 感

   かん Feeling