JLPT N3Kanji compounds

印象

Readingいんしょうinshou

Meaning
人や物から心に残る感じ
Explanation
「印象(いんしょう)」 is a feeling that a person or thing leaves in one's mind. It is used as in 「明るい印象の人」 (a person with a bright impression). The important point is that it is a feeling that 「残る」 (remains) in the mind, which differs from 「想像(そうぞう)」 (imagination), which refers to a concrete figure pictured in one's head.
Original Japanese explanation

「印象(いんしょう)」は、人や物から心に残る感じのことです。「明るい印象の人」のように使います。心に「残る感じ」である点が大切で、頭の中で思い描く具体的な姿を指す「想像(そうぞう)」とは違います。

Examples
  • 明るい印象の人

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