How to Say ‘Honda has a friendly feel.’ in Japanese
ホンダはやさしい感じがあります。
honda wa yasashii kanji ga ari masu
[hon-dah wah yah-sah-shee kahn-jee gah ah-ree mahs]
💬 Usage Tip: This sentence gives a soft impression, not a hard fact. [感じがあります] is a gentle way to express an opinion.
🇯🇵 In Japan: Japanese speakers often present opinions about companies in this softer style, which sounds more polite and less absolute.
Phrase Breakdown
ホンダ
honda
[hon-dah]
Honda
A Japanese brand name. Here it is the topic of the impression being described.
ホンダはやさしい感じがありますと友だちが言いました。
My friend said, 'Honda has a gentle feeling.'
は
wa
[wah]
topic marker
Marks ホンダ as the topic of the sentence.
ホンダはやさしい感じがありますと先生が話しました。
The teacher said, 'Honda has a gentle feeling.'
やさしい感じ
yasashii kanji
gentle impression; kind feeling
A combined expression meaning the overall impression is gentle or kind.
やさしい感じです。
It has a gentle impression.
Words in this phrase
やさしい
yasashii
[yah-sah-shee]
gentle; soft
Describes the kind of impression Honda gives here.
ホンダはやさしい感じがあります。
Honda has a gentle feeling.
感じ
kanji
[kahn-jee]
feeling; impression
Refers to the image or impression Honda gives.
ホンダはやさしい感じがあります。
Honda has a gentle feeling.
が
ga
[gah]
subject marker
Marks 感じ as the thing that exists.
ホンダはやさしい感じがあります。
Honda has a gentle feeling.
あります
ari masu
there is; exists
Used for existence of non-living things or abstract things.
店があります。
There is a shop.
Words in this phrase
あり
ari
[ah-ree]
exist; there is
Shows that an impression exists.
ホンダはやさしい感じがあります。
Honda has a gentle feeling.
ます
masu
[mahs]
polite verb ending
Completes the polite verb あります.
ホンダはやさしい感じがあります。
Honda has a gentle feeling.
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