Japanese Kanji for Emotions List (100+ Feelings Vocabulary with Reading)
Understanding emotions in Japanese is essential for natural communication. While basic vocabulary can help you express simple feelings, mastering kanji related to emotions allows you to understand deeper meanings, subtle nuances, and more advanced expressions.
In Japanese, emotions are often expressed using kanji combinations that reflect inner feelings, mental states, and reactions. These kanji appear frequently in conversations, books, social media, and even anime or movies.
This page provides a comprehensive list of emotion-related kanji, including readings in hiragana with romaji, English meanings, and Indonesian translations. This multi-language approach helps reinforce learning and improves retention.
We also include a searchable table so you can quickly find specific kanji. With the copy feature, you can easily copy characters for writing practice or study notes.
To learn effectively, try associating each kanji with real-life situations or personal experiences. Emotional vocabulary is easier to remember when it connects to something meaningful.
| Kanji | Reading | English | Indonesian |
|---|---|---|---|
ๅ | ใใใใถ (yorokobu) | joy | senang |
ๆ | ใใใ (okoru) | anger | marah |
ๅ | ใใใ (aware) | sorrow | sedih |
ๆฅฝ | ใใฎใใ (tanoshii) | fun | menyenangkan |
ๅนธ | ใใใใ (shiawase) | happiness | kebahagiaan |
ๆฒ | ใใชใใ (kanashii) | sad | sedih |
ๆใ | ใใใ (ikari) | rage | kemarahan |
ๆ | ใใใใ (osoreru) | fear | takut |
ๅฎๅฟ | ใใใใ (anshin) | relief | tenang |
ไธๅฎ | ใตใใ (fuan) | anxiety | cemas |
็ทๅผต | ใใใกใใ (kinchou) | nervous | tegang |
่ๅฅฎ | ใใใตใ (koufun) | excitement | semangat |
ๆบ่ถณ | ใพใใใ (manzoku) | satisfied | puas |
ไธๆบ | ใตใพใ (fuman) | dissatisfied | tidak puas |
้ฉ | ใใฉใใ (odoroku) | surprised | terkejut |
ๆๅพ
| ใใใ (kitai) | expectation | harapan |
ๅคฑๆ | ใใคใผใ (shitsubou) | disappointment | kecewa |
ๆๆ
| ใใใใใ (kanjou) | emotion | emosi |
ๆฐๅ | ใใถใ (kibun) | mood | suasana hati |
ๆฐๆใก | ใใใก (kimochi) | feeling | perasaan |
ๆ | ใใ (ai) | love | cinta |
ๆ | ใใ (koi) | romantic love | cinta romantis |
ๅๆ
| ใใใใใ (yuujou) | friendship | persahabatan |
ๅฎๅฟๆ | ใใใใใใ (anshinkan) | sense of relief | rasa tenang |
ๆๆ | ใใใใต (kyoufu) | fear | ketakutan |
ไธๅฎๆ | ใตใใใใ (fuankan) | anxiety feeling | rasa cemas |
ๅฌ | ใใใใ (ureshii) | happy | senang |
ๅฏ | ใใณใใ (sabishii) | lonely | kesepian |
ๆ | ใใใใ (kuyashii) | frustrated | kesal |
็พจๆ | ใใใผใ (senbou) | envy | iri |
ๅซๅฆฌ | ใใฃใจ (shitto) | jealousy | cemburu |
ๅฎๅฟใใ | ใใใใใใ (anshin suru) | feel relieved | merasa tenang |
่ฝใก็ใ | ใใกใคใ (ochitsuku) | calm down | menenangkan diri |
็ฆใ | ใใใ (aseru) | panic | panik |
ๅฐใ | ใใพใ (komaru) | troubled | kesulitan |
ๆฅ | ใฏใ (haji) | shame | malu |
่ชใ | ใปใใ (hokori) | pride | kebanggaan |
่ชไฟก | ใใใ (jishin) | confidence | percaya diri |
ๆบ่ถณๆ | ใพใใใใใ (manzokukan) | satisfaction feeling | rasa puas |
่ใใ | ใใชใใ (munashisa) | emptiness | kehampaan |
ๅนธ็ฆ | ใใใตใ (koufuku) | happiness | kebahagiaan |
ๆฒๅ | ใฒใใ (hiai) | deep sorrow | kesedihan mendalam |
ๆๆฐ | ใฉใ (doki) | anger (intense) | amarah |
ๆๆๅฟ | ใใใใตใใ (kyoufushin) | fear (feeling) | rasa takut |
ๅฎๅฟๆ | ใใใใใใ (anshinkan) | feeling of relief | rasa aman |
็ท่ฟซ | ใใใฑใ (kinpaku) | tension | ketegangan |
่ๅณ | ใใใใฟ (kyoumi) | interest | minat |
้ขๅฟ | ใใใใ (kanshin) | concern/interest | ketertarikan |
็ก้ขๅฟ | ใใใใใ (mukanshin) | indifference | tidak peduli |
ๆๆ
| ใใใใใ (aijou) | affection | kasih sayang |
ๆใใฟ | ใซใใใฟ (nikushimi) | hatred | kebencian |
ๅซๆช | ใใใ (keno) | disgust | rasa jijik |
ๆบ่ถณๅบฆ | ใพใใใใฉ (manzokudo) | satisfaction level | tingkat kepuasan |
ไธๆบ่ถณ | ใตใพใใใ (fumanzoku) | dissatisfaction | ketidakpuasan |
ๆๆฟ | ใใใใ (kangeki) | deep emotion | terharu |
ๆๅ | ใใใฉใ (kandou) | being moved | terharu |
้ฉๆ | ใใใใใ (kyougaku) | shock | terkejut besar |
ๅคฑๆๆ | ใใคใผใใใ (shitsuboukan) | feeling of disappointment | rasa kecewa |
ๆๅพ
ๆ | ใใใใใ (kitaikan) | feeling of expectation | rasa harapan |
้ๆๆ | ใใฃใใใใ (tasseikan) | sense of achievement | rasa pencapaian |
ๅนธ็ฆๆ | ใใใตใใใ (koufukukan) | feeling of happiness | rasa bahagia |
ๆบๆฆ | ใพใใใค (manetsu) | delight | kegembiraan |
ๆญๅ | ใใใ (kanki) | great joy | sukacita |
ๆ้ฌฑ | ใใใใค (yuuutsu) | depression | murung |
ๆฒ่ฆณ | ใฒใใ (hikan) | pessimism | pesimis |
็ตถๆ | ใใคใผใ (zetsubou) | despair | putus asa |
ๆๆๆ | ใใใใตใใ (kyoufukan) | feeling of fear | rasa takut |
ๆๆ็ | ใใใใตใใใ (kyoufushou) | phobia | fobia |
็ฆ็ฅ | ใใใใใ (shousou) | impatience | gelisah |
ๅๆบ | ใฉใใใ (douyou) | disturbance | kegelisahan |
่ๅณๆทฑใ | ใใใใฟใถใใ (kyoumibukai) | interesting | menarik |
็กๆๅ | ใใใใฉใ (mukandou) | emotionless | tidak tersentuh |
ๆ็ | ใใใกใใ (aichaku) | attachment | keterikatan |
ๅท็ | ใใ ใใกใใ (shuuchaku) | obsession | keterikatan berlebihan |
ๅๆ | ใฏใใใ (hankan) | antipathy | ketidaksukaan |
ๅฅฝๆ | ใใใใ (koukan) | favorable feeling | kesan baik |
ๆบ่ถณๆๆ
| ใพใใใใใใใใ (manzokukanjou) | satisfaction emotion | emosi puas |
ไธๅฟซๆ | ใตใใใใ (fukaikan) | discomfort | rasa tidak nyaman |
ๅฟซๆ | ใใใใ (kaikan) | pleasure | kenikmatan |
ๅซๆชๆ | ใใใใใ (kenokan) | feeling of disgust | rasa jijik |
ๆญๅๆ | ใใใใใ (kankikan) | feeling of joy | rasa sukacita |
้ซๆ | ใใใใ (kouyou) | elation | kegembiraan tinggi |
ๆๆ
จ | ใใใใ (kangai) | deep emotion | perasaan mendalam |
ๆฒ็ | ใฒใคใ (hitsuu) | heartbreaking | sangat sedih |
ๅใ | ใชใใ (nageki) | lament | ratapan |
่ฝ่ | ใใใใ (rakutan) | discouragement | kecewa berat |
ๆๆ
| ใใใใใ (kyoukou) | panic | kepanikan |
ไธไฟกๆ | ใตใใใใ (fushinkan) | distrust | rasa tidak percaya |
ๅฎๅ ต | ใใใฉ (ando) | relief | lega |
ๆพๅฟ | ใปใใใ (houshin) | absent-minded | bingung / kosong |
ๆงใ | ใใใใ (akogare) | longing | kerinduan |
้กๆ | ใใใผใ (ganbou) | desire | keinginan |
ๅทๅฟต | ใใ ใใญใ (shuunen) | obsession | obsesi |
ๅทๅฟ | ใใ ใใใ (shuushin) | attachment | keterikatan kuat |
ๅซๆฐ | ใใใ (iyake) | disgust | rasa muak |
่ปฝ่ | ใใในใค (keibetsu) | contempt | meremehkan |
ๅฐๆฌ | ใใใใ (sonkei) | respect | hormat |
ๆ่ฌ | ใใใใ (kansha) | gratitude | terima kasih |
ๅๆ
| ใฉใใใใ (doujou) | sympathy | simpati |
ๅ
ฑๆ | ใใใใใ (kyoukan) | empathy | empati |
ๅพๆ | ใใใใ (koukai) | regret | penyesalan |
็ฝชๆชๆ | ใใใใใใ (zaiakukan) | guilt | rasa bersalah |
ๆบ่ถณๆ่ฆ | ใพใใใใใใใ (manzokukankaku) | sense of satisfaction | rasa puas |
่่ฑๆ | ใใใ ใคใใ (kyodatsukan) | exhaustion feeling | kehilangan energi |
How to Learn Emotion Kanji Effectively
Emotion-related kanji are easier to remember when connected to real-life experiences. Try associating each word with a memory or situation.
You can also practice by writing sentences or journaling your daily feelings in Japanese. This helps reinforce both vocabulary and grammar.
For more vocabulary, explore our daily kanji list and JLPT N5 kanji.