Word Meaning 共感

きょうかん kyoukan

共感 is read as きょうかん (kyoukan) and means sympathy.

Meaning

English

  1. sympathy
  2. empathy
  3. response
  4. identification (with someone)

Reading

Kana

きょうかん

Romaji

kyoukan

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Related Words 尊重,理解,傾聴,誰でも,,みんな,あるある Rank 3424 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

共感性

きょうかんせい

empathy

共存

きょうぞん

coexistence

共同

きょうどう

Kyodo News (abbr)

共通

きょうつう

-wide

共に

ともに

both

共有

きょうゆう

sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)

共働き

ともばたらき

(husband and wife) both working

共用

きょうよう

common use

共通語

きょうつうご

standard language (language variety understood throughout a country)

共倒れ

ともだおれ

falling together

共同体

きょうどうたい

cooperative body

共和

きょうわ

republicanism

Example Sentences

3

そのかんがえにはわたしもきょうかんする。

I sympathize with that idea too.

Sometimes humans don't recognize that they are naturally unempathetic.

I've noticed that just like Tails, I have self-esteem problems, partly because of my childhood, when my classmates treated me badly for being different, but I keep fighting anyways to be better. Plus, he likes helping and is sweet and friendly, same as I want to be. Maybe that's why I've always liked him so much and identify so much with him.