feeling

感受性の強い、思いやりのある

感情に心を動かされやすく、他人の苦しみや必要に気づく。

やさしい英語で： Easily affected by emotions and aware of other people’s pain or needs.

• She was a feeling person.
• His feeling heart could not ignore their suffering.
• Beneath his strict manner, he was deeply feeling.

類義語： sensitive, compassionate, sympathetic

反対語： unfeeling

よく使う表現： a feeling person, a feeling heart

感情のこもった、心のこもった

深い感情や相手を大切に思う気持ちが表れている。

やさしい英語で： Showing deep emotion or care for someone.

• He gave a feeling speech.
• Her feeling tribute brought tears to our eyes.
• The actor delivered a deeply feeling account of the loss.

類義語： heartfelt, emotional, moving

よく使う表現： a feeling speech, a feeling tribute, feeling words

感情、気持ち

人やものに対する感情や、自分なりの考え。

やさしい英語で： An emotion or a personal view about someone or something.

• I do not want to hurt your feelings.
• She has strong feelings about this issue.
• His feelings for her grew over time.

使い方： a feeling about something (She has strong feelings about animal welfare.); feelings for someone (He still has feelings for his former partner.)

類義語： emotion, sentiment

よく使う表現： a strong feeling, express a feeling, feeling about something, feeling of something

感覚

熱さや痛み、圧迫など、体で感じ取るもの。

やさしい英語で： Something you notice in your body, such as warmth, pain, or pressure.

• I have no feeling in my toes.
• The warm water gave her a pleasant feeling.
• A strange feeling spread through his arm.

使い方： feeling in something (She slowly regained feeling in her fingers.); a feeling of something (I had a feeling of warmth in my chest.)

類義語： sensation

よく使う表現： feeling in something, a warm feeling, loss of feeling, a strange feeling

感じる

痛みや熱さ、圧迫などを体で感じ取る。

やさしい英語で： To notice a physical sensation, such as pain, heat, or pressure, in your body.

• I am feeling the cold.
• She was feeling a sharp pain in her shoulder.
• Are you still feeling pressure in your chest?

使い方： feel something in something (He felt a sharp pain in his knee.)

類義語： sense, experience

よく使う表現： feeling a pain, feeling the heat, feeling something inside

感じる

喜びや悲しみ、怒りなどの感情を抱く。

やさしい英語で： To experience an emotion, such as happiness, sadness, or anger.

• I am feeling happy today.
• He was feeling lonely after his friends left.
• Are you feeling worried about tomorrow?

使い方： feel + adjective (I felt nervous before the exam.); feel something about something (She feels excited about her new job.)

類義語： experience

よく使う表現： feeling happy, feeling sad, feeling good about

触る、触れる

手など体の一部で触れて、ものの様子を確かめる。

やさしい英語で： To use your hands or another body part to notice what something is like.

• She is feeling the soft cloth.
• He was feeling the wall for a light switch.
• Try feeling both surfaces with your fingertips.

使い方： feel something with something (She felt the fabric with her fingers.)

類義語： touch

よく使う表現： feeling the surface, feeling something carefully, feeling with fingers