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► 成句
  [き]  [気にする]  [coll]    meaning:  sensitive  rank: 1
☆ 彼女体重のことをとても気にしている ⇨ She is very sensitive about her weight

► 名詞
神経  [(1)しんけい]    meaning:  sensitive  rank: 1
☆ あんなことを言うなんてどういう神経してるんだ ⇨ What kind of sensitivity does he have to say such a thing?

過敏  [かびん]    meaning:  sensitive  rank: 3
☆ 過敏性腸症候群 ⇨ Hyper-sensitive bowels syndrome. IBS  (☛ Too sensitive)

感受性  [かんじゅせい]    meaning:  sensitive  rank: 3
☆ 思春期若者は感受性がい ⇨ Adolescent youth have heightened sensitivities

コンプレックス  [(4)こんぷれっくす]    meaning:  sensitive  rank: 3
☆ いことがコンプレックスだ ⇨ He is very sensitive, insecure, about being short  (☛ From “inferiority complex”. Only refers to insecurity)

感度  [(1)かんど]    meaning:  sensitive  rank: 4
☆ 感度のセンサー ⇨ A highly sensitive sensor

► 形容詞
鈍い  [(2)にぶい]    meaning:  sensitive  rank: 2
☆ は鈍いのでわれている ⇨ People don’t like him because he is insensitive, tactless, clueless

► 形容動詞
細やか  [(2)こまやか]    meaning:  sensitive  rank: 2
☆ 彼女は細やかな配慮出来るだ ⇨ She is someone who is very thoughtful, tactful, considerate  (☛ Sensitive to other’s feelings)

鈍感  [どんかん]    meaning:  sensitive  rank: 2
☆ く鈍感で気持からない ⇨ He’s so insensitive and doesn’t read people’s mind  (☛ Typically not maliciously)

敏感  [びんかん]    meaning:  sensitive  rank: 2
☆ 他人意見に敏感だ ⇨ He is sensitive to other people’s opinions
☆ 彼女流行に敏感だ ⇨ She pays close attention to the latest fads
☆ はとても敏感だ ⇨ My skin is very sensitive

過敏  [かびん]    meaning:  sensitive  rank: 3
☆ 他人批判に過敏になっている ⇨ He is too sensitive about criticism from others  (☛ Too sensitive)
☆ が過敏で困っている ⇨ I’m struggling with my extremely sensitive skins  (☛ Too sensitive)

多感  [たかん]  [liter]    meaning:  sensitive  rank: 3
☆ 十若者に多感だ ⇨ Teenagers are especially sensitive and emotional  (☛ Typically about young people)

無神経  [(2)むしんけい]    meaning:  sensitive  rank: 3
☆ なんて無神経なだ ⇨ What a insensitive bastard!

無骨  [ぶこつ]    meaning:  sensitive  rank: 4
☆ は無骨だが人間ではない ⇨ He is uncouth, uncultured, but not a bad person