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感想

かんそう

impressions, thoughts

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Examples

  1. 映画の感想を聞かせて。

    えいがのかんそうをきかせて。

    Tell me your thoughts on the movie.

  2. 本を読んだ感想を書いてください。

    ほんをよんだかんそうをかいてください。

    Please write your impressions of the book you read.

  3. 旅行の感想を友だちに話した。

    りょこうのかんそうをともだちにはなした。

    I told my friend my impressions of the trip.

  4. 会議のあと、参加者全員に感想を聞きました。

    かいぎのあと、さんかしゃぜんいんにかんそうをききました。

    After the meeting we asked every participant for their thoughts.

Common patterns

感想を言う
to give one's impressions
感想を聞く
to ask for someone's thoughts
感想文
a written response (book report)

Memory tip

感想 is your personal reaction after experiencing something, so it always follows an event, while 意見 is a reasoned opinion on an issue. Japanese schoolchildren write 感想文 about the books they read.

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