How to say 'Premonition' in Japanese | 予感

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The Japanese word for Premonition is 'Yokan', written as 予感 in Japanese.'Premonition' in hiragana is よかん.

word

予感

Meaning

Premonition

Reading

よかん

yokan

Kanji

予Beforehand 感Feeling, Sensation

Explanation

The Japanese noun '予感 (よかん)' means 'premonition'. It refers to a feeling or intuition that something is about to happen, often without any concrete evidence. This word is commonly used in contexts where someone senses an upcoming event, whether positive or negative. For example: I had a premonition that something bad would happen「何か悪いことが起こる予感がした」(なにかわるいことがおこるよかんがした). She felt a premonition of good news「彼女は良い知らせの予感を感じた」(かのじょはよいしらせのよかんをかんじた). The word can also be used in a more abstract sense, such as sensing a change in the atmosphere or mood.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

6412

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 予感

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

予

Meaning

Beforehand

kanji

感

Meaning

Feeling, Sensation

Words Related to 予感 Through the Kanji 予

These 12 Words contain the Kanji 予 as well.

word

予定

Meaning

Plan

word

天気予報

Meaning

Weather forecast

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予習

Meaning

Preparation

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予約

Meaning

Reservation

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予算

Meaning

Budget

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予測

Meaning

Prediction

word

予め

Meaning

Beforehand

word

予備

Meaning

Reserve

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予報

Meaning

Forecast

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予言

Meaning

Prophecy

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予想

Meaning

Expectation, Prediction

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予防

Meaning

Prevention

Words Related to 予感 Through the Kanji 感

These 18 Words contain the Kanji 感 as well.

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感ずる

Meaning

Feel

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感じる

Meaning

Feel

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感

Meaning

Feeling

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感じ

Meaning

Feeling

word

感情

Meaning

Emotion

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感覚

Meaning

Sense, Sensation

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感染

Meaning

Infection

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感動

Meaning

Emotion, Impression

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実感

Meaning

Realization

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感心

Meaning

Admiration

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感謝

Meaning

Gratitude

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感激

Meaning

Deeply moved

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感想

Meaning

Impression

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感性

Meaning

Sensibility

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反感

Meaning

Antipathy

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共感

Meaning

Empathy

word

鈍感

Meaning

Insensitive

word

敏感

Meaning

Sensitive

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