敏感びんかん (binkan)

sensibility, susceptibility, sensitive (to), well attuned to

  • JLPT N1
  • adjectival noun
  • Pitch 0
  • #6565 most frequent
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Meaning

敏感 (びんかん, binkan) is a JLPT N1 adjectival noun meaning “sensibility, susceptibility, sensitive (to), well attuned to”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 12

彼女かのじょ流行りゅうこう敏感びんかんだね。

She reacts quickly to trends.

私はタバコの煙に特に敏感で、近くで吸われようものならもう何事にも集中できなくなってしまう。

I'm particularly sensitive to cigarette smoke, so when someone is smoking nearby, I cannot concentrate on anything.

いぬはな敏感びんかんだ。

A dog is sensitive to smell.

いぬはにおいに 敏感びんかんだ。

Dogs have a keen sense of smell.