感慨

• 読み: かんがい
• ローマ字: kangai
• 漢字の分解: 感 (kan/kanjiru) — feeling, emotion; 慨 (kai) — moved, stirred emotionally
• 発音: /kaŋ.ɡa.i/

意味

Deep emotion; strong feelings arising from reflection on the past or a significant moment.

A noun denoting an intense, reflective emotional state — a mixture of nostalgia, gratitude, awe, or profound feeling. Often appears in 感慨深い (deeply moving) or 感慨にふける (to be lost in deep emotion). More dignified and inward than simple 感動.

例文

1. 長年の努力が実り、感慨もひとしおだ。
2. 故郷に戻るたびに不思議な感慨を覚える。
3. 定年退職を迎え、彼は深い感慨にふけった。

使い方ガイド

場面: reflection, milestone events, literature

トーン: nostalgic

起源と歴史

Sino-Japanese compound: 感 (emotion, feeling) + 慨 (grief, indignation, deep emotion). 慨 carries the nuance of emotionally stirred reflection.

文化的背景

時代: Classical-Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Educated