공감

gong-gam

empathy

나는 친구의 슬픔을 공감했다.

I empathized with my friend's sadness.

formalinformal

The ability to understand and share the feelings of another person.

공감은 인간 관계에서 매우 중요하다.

Empathy is very important in human relationships.

Often used in psychology and social contexts.

Collocations

공감 능력empathy skill공감하다to empathize공감 대상이 되다to become the subject of empathy

to become the subject of empathy

공감 is often used in discussions about relationships, psychology, and social interactions.

공감 is a noun, but 공감하다 is the verb form meaning 'to empathize.'

From 공 (together) + 감 (feeling). Literally means 'sharing feelings together.'

Commonly used in both formal and informal contexts to describe emotional understanding.

공

together

prefix

감

feeling

root

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