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How to say 'Sense' or 'Sensation' in Japanese | 感覚

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The Japanese word for Sense or Sensation is 'Kankaku', written as 感覚 in Japanese.'Sense' or 'Sensation' in hiragana is かんかく.

    word

    感覚

    Meaning

    Sense, Sensation

    Reading

    かんかく

    kankaku

    Kanji

    感Feeling, Sensation 覚Remember, Awake

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '感覚 (かんかく)' refers to the physical or mental perception of stimuli, often translated as 'sensation' or 'sense'. It can describe the physical senses (touch, taste, smell, etc.) or a more abstract sense of understanding or intuition. For example: I lost sensation in my hand「手の感覚がなくなった」(てのかんかくがなくなった). He has a good sense of direction「彼は方向感覚が優れている」(かれはほうこうかんかくがすぐれている). The word is also used in contexts like 'a sense of beauty' (美の感覚, びのかんかく) or 'a sense of danger' (危険の感覚, きけんのかんかく).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    1157

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 感覚

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    感

    Meaning

    Feeling, Sensation

  • kanji

    覚

    Meaning

    Remember, Awake

Words Related to 感覚 Through the Kanji 感

These 18 Words contain the Kanji 感 as well.

  • word

    感ずる

    Meaning

    Feel

  • word

    感じる

    Meaning

    Feel

  • word

    感

    Meaning

    Feeling

  • word

    感じ

    Meaning

    Feeling

  • word

    感情

    Meaning

    Emotion

  • word

    感染

    Meaning

    Infection

  • word

    感動

    Meaning

    Emotion, Impression

  • word

    実感

    Meaning

    Realization

  • word

    感心

    Meaning

    Admiration

  • word

    感謝

    Meaning

    Gratitude

  • word

    感激

    Meaning

    Deeply moved

  • word

    感想

    Meaning

    Impression

  • word

    予感

    Meaning

    Premonition

  • word

    感性

    Meaning

    Sensibility

  • word

    反感

    Meaning

    Antipathy

  • word

    共感

    Meaning

    Empathy

  • word

    鈍感

    Meaning

    Insensitive

  • word

    敏感

    Meaning

    Sensitive

Words Related to 感覚 Through the Kanji 覚

These 14 Words contain the Kanji 覚 as well.

  • word

    覚ます

    Meaning

    Awaken

  • word

    覚える

    Meaning

    Learn, Remember

  • word

    目覚まし時計

    Meaning

    Alarm clock

  • word

    覚悟

    Meaning

    Resolve

  • word

    自覚

    Meaning

    Awareness

  • word

    目覚ましい

    Meaning

    Remarkable

  • word

    見覚え

    Meaning

    Recognition

  • word

    目覚まし

    Meaning

    Alarm

  • word

    物覚え

    Meaning

    Memory

  • word

    目覚める

    Meaning

    Awaken

  • word

    覚める

    Meaning

    Awaken

  • word

    知覚

    Meaning

    Perception

  • word

    覚え

    Meaning

    Skill, Memory

  • word

    視覚

    Meaning

    Vision

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