B1 Idiom Formal

身につまされる

minitsumasareru

Feel for someone's plight

Meaning

To deeply sympathize with someone's suffering, feeling as if it were one's own.

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Cultural Background

Empathy is often silent. You don't always need to say this phrase; sometimes a nod is enough.

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Use with 'omoi'

Adding 'omoi' makes it sound more natural in formal writing.

Meaning

To deeply sympathize with someone's suffering, feeling as if it were one's own.

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Use with 'omoi'

Adding 'omoi' makes it sound more natural in formal writing.

Test Yourself

Fill in the blank with the correct form.

彼の話を聞いて、____思いがした。

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: 身につまされる

The phrase modifies 'omoi' (feeling), so the dictionary form is used.

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Practice Bank

1 exercises
Fill in the blank with the correct form. Fill Blank B1

彼の話を聞いて、____思いがした。

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: 身につまされる

The phrase modifies 'omoi' (feeling), so the dictionary form is used.

🎉 Score: /1

Frequently Asked Questions

1 questions

Yes, it is polite and shows emotional maturity.

Related Phrases

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共感する

synonym

To empathize

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