感情
かんじょう · kanjou · JLPT N3 · noun
emotion
❤️ 感情 = feel (感) + passion (情): what you feel inside
感 (kan) means to feel or sense, as in 感じる (kanjiru, to feel). 情 (jou) means emotion or passion, as in 愛情 (aijou, love). Together, feel + passion = emotions.
感 — heart 心 + 咸 (xián, phonetic)
A semantic-phonetic compound. The heart radical 心 at the bottom carries the meaning of feeling or emotion, while 咸 supplies the sound. Together 感 conveys being moved in the heart, hence 'to feel,' 'sense,' or 'be affected by' something.
情 — heart radical 忄 + 青 (qīng)
A semantic-phonetic compound. The heart radical 忄 signals that the meaning involves feelings or inner states, while 青 supplies the sound 'qing'. Originally referring to genuine feelings or emotion arising from the heart, 情 expanded to cover sentiment, affection, and circumstances or situations more broadly.