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How to say 'Vision' in Japanese | 視覚

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The Japanese word for Vision is 'Shikaku', written as 視覚 in Japanese.'Vision' in hiragana is しかく.

    word

    視覚

    Meaning

    Vision

    Reading

    しかく

    shikaku

    Kanji

    See, Look Remember, Awake

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '視覚 (しかく)' refers to the sense of sight or vision. It is used to describe the ability to see or the process of perceiving visual information. This term is often used in scientific, medical, or technical contexts, but it can also appear in everyday language. For example: Vision is one of the five senses「視覚は五感の一つです」(しかくはごかんのひとつです). He lost his vision due to the accident「彼は事故で視覚を失った」(かれはじこでしかくをうしなった). The word can also be used metaphorically to describe perception or awareness, as in 'a new perspective' or 'a fresh vision'.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N1

    Kanji Grade

    6

    Frequency

    7130

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 視覚

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    See, Look

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Remember, Awake

Words Related to 視覚 Through the Kanji

These 9 Words contain the Kanji 視 as well.

  • word

    視線

    Meaning

    Gaze

  • word

    視点

    Meaning

    Viewpoint

  • word

    監視

    Meaning

    Surveillance

  • word

    Meaning

    View

  • word

    重視

    Meaning

    Emphasis

  • word

    視野

    Meaning

    Field of view

  • word

    視聴

    Meaning

    Viewing

  • word

    警視

    Meaning

    Police inspector

  • word

    無視

    Meaning

    Ignore

Words Related to 視覚 Through the Kanji

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

    感覚

    Meaning

    Sense, Sensation

  • 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

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