Recognise 情 in words such as 感情 and 表情. Learn the whole word together with its reading and meaning.

The idea

Read 感情 as かんじょう and 表情 as ひょうじょう. 情 has 11 strokes; use the linked KanjiVG diagram to follow their order. Many kanji have Japanese-origin readings (kun) and readings borrowed through Chinese (on); learn each with its word. N3 is an approximate learning level, not an official JLPT kanji list. 情け (なさけ) uses a kun reading.

Patterns to compare
Japanese wordReadingMeaning
感情かんじょうemotion; feeling
表情ひょうじょうfacial expression
情報じょうほうinformation
情けなさけcompassion; mercy

Examples

  • 自分じぶんの感情かんじょうを言葉ことばで伝つたえます。I express my feelings in words.
  • 感情かんじょうについて落おち着ついて話はなしましょう。Let’s talk about our feelings calmly.
  • 彼かれの表情ひょうじょうがふっと明あかるくなりました。His expression suddenly brightened.
  • 写真しゃしんの人ひとはやさしい表情ひょうじょうをしています。The person in the photo has a gentle expression.
  • 新あたらしい情報じょうほうをあとで送おくります。I will send the new information later.
  • 情報じょうほうが正ただしいか確たしかめます。I will check whether the information is correct.
  • 彼かれは相手あいてに情なさけをかけました。He showed mercy to the other person.

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Watch out

感情 is emotion and 表情 is a facial expression, but 情報 means information, not emotion. Compare the shapes of 情 and 清; they are different characters.

Try it yourself

  1. Write the reading of 感情 in hiragana.

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    かんじょう

    感情 is read かんじょう; it means emotion; feeling.

  2. Write the reading of 表情 in hiragana.

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    ひょうじょう

    表情 is read ひょうじょう; it means facial expression.

  3. Fill in the missing kanji: ＿報（じょうほう）.

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    情

    情 completes 情報, read じょうほう; it means information.

Use it today

Cover the table, write 情 from memory, and read 感情 and 表情 aloud. Then use one in a sentence.