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more than you know/think

Japanese translation: お気持ちはよくわかります。　OR 心から同情します。

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English term or phrase:more than you know/think
Japanese translation:お気持ちはよくわかります。　OR 心から同情します。
Entered by: humbird

20:24 Oct 20, 2004
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English term or phrase: more than you know/think
In English we often say the term, "I understand more than you know." This is a consoling term...to show sympathy and to express the fact that you understand, and the person you are speaking to wasn't aware of to what degree you understand. How does one express this in Japanese?
Sam
O kimochi wa yoku wakarimasu. OR "Kokoro kara doujou shimasu."
Explanation:
I don't think there is one cliche Japanese expression for this. However following goes a long way in a situation you just described.
"O kimochi wa yoku wakarimasu".
This is literally "I know how you feel".
Then you added following: "more than you know."
In everyday Japanese conversation this is redundant -- i.e. seldom used as above words say it all (well almost). If you add something of that sort it works counter to your intention as it sound arrogant (hidden message being "I am smarter than you think I am ...." type.
Now second answer -- it means "I will sympathize (empathize) with you from bottom of my heart."
Either or combination of both would do.
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5O kimochi wa yoku wakarimasu. OR "Kokoro kara doujou shimasu."
humbird
4anata ga shitteiru ka omotteiru ijjyo ni
nyasue


  

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anata ga shitteiru ka omotteiru ijjyo ni


Explanation:
anata - you
shitteiru - know
ka - or
omotteiru - think
ijyo ni - more than

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O kimochi wa yoku wakarimasu. OR "Kokoro kara doujou shimasu."


Explanation:
I don't think there is one cliche Japanese expression for this. However following goes a long way in a situation you just described.
"O kimochi wa yoku wakarimasu".
This is literally "I know how you feel".
Then you added following: "more than you know."
In everyday Japanese conversation this is redundant -- i.e. seldom used as above words say it all (well almost). If you add something of that sort it works counter to your intention as it sound arrogant (hidden message being "I am smarter than you think I am ...." type.
Now second answer -- it means "I will sympathize (empathize) with you from bottom of my heart."
Either or combination of both would do.

humbird
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