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感性工學

简感性工学 · 繁感性工學

Mandarin · pinyin gǎn xìng gōng xué

kansei engineering (product design that aims to engender specific subjective responses in the consumer) (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 感性工学 "kansei kougaku")

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感: gǎn · feel, perceive, emotion
性: xìng · nature, character, sex
工: gōng · labor, work; worker, laborer
學: xué · learning, knowledge; school
学: xué · learning, knowledge; school

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3–4–1–2 · gan3 xing4 gong1 xue2

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