快感

• 読み: かいかん
• ローマ字: kaikan
• 漢字の分解: 快 (kai) — pleasant, agreeable, cheerful; 感 (kan) — sensation, feeling, emotion
• 発音: /ka.i.ka.ɴ/

意味

Pleasant feeling; pleasure; thrill. A satisfying or exhilarating sensation arising from physical, intellectual, or aesthetic stimulation.

A noun covering a broad range of pleasurable sensations — from the physical pleasure of exercise or music to the intellectual satisfaction of solving a difficult problem. It can refer to sensory pleasure, the rush of achievement, or aesthetic delight. While neutral in register, it carries a slightly stronger connotation of intensity than 喜び, suggesting a vivid, felt-in-the-body quality of pleasure.

例文

1. 長距離走のゴール直後に訪れる達成感と快感は、言葉では伝えにくい。
2. 難解な数学の問題が解けた瞬間の快感が、彼を数学の世界に引き込んだ。
3. 体に合った音楽を聴いたときに感じる快感を、科学的に説明することは難しい。

使い方ガイド

場面: sports, intellectual pursuits, music, neuroscience

トーン: positive

起源と歴史

Sino-Japanese compound of 快 (kai, pleasant, comfortable, agreeable) and 感 (kan, sensation, feeling). Describes any agreeable sensory or psychological stimulus that produces a vivid experience of pleasure or satisfaction.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal