Japanese symbol for “emotion”
感情
かんじょう
Romaji: kanjou
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
In Japanese, emotion is 感情, read かんじょう (kanjou).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- adj-no, n emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “emotion”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 情緒 | じょうちょ joucho | emotion; feeling |
| 恋愛 | れんあい ren'ai | love; romance; tender passion |
| 情 | じょう jou | feelings; emotion; sentiment |
| 感 | かん kan | feeling; sensation; emotion |
| 思い | おもい omoi | feelings; emotion; sentiment |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 感じ | かんじ kanji | feeling; sense; impression |
| 感謝 | かんしゃ kansha | thanks; gratitude; appreciation |
| 感覚 | かんかく kankaku | sense; sensation; feeling |
| 感じる | かんじる kanjiru | to feel; to sense; to experience |
| 感染 | かんせん kansen | infection; contagion; becoming infected |
| 情報 | じょうほう jouhou | information; news; report |
| 事情 | じじょう jijou | circumstances; conditions; situation |
| 表情 | ひょうじょう hyoujou | facial expression; countenance |
See also: Chinese symbol for “emotion”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.