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感覚
kankaku
Description
「感覚」は、目や耳、手などで何かを感じる力や、その感じのことです。
"感覚" is the ability to feel something with the eyes, ears, hands, etc., or the sensation itself.
体で感じるものだけでなく、「時間の感覚」のように、気持ちや考え方の感じにも使います。
It is used not only for physical feelings but also for sensations of feelings or thoughts, like "時間の感覚" (sense of time).
Meanings
感覚kankaku
sense; sensation; feeling through the body
寒くて手の感覚がなくなった。
It was so cold that I lost feeling in my hands.
感覚kankaku
sense or feel for something; intuition
彼は音楽の感覚がいい。
He has a good sense of music.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
感 (feel) + 覚 (perceive, awaken); together meaning perception through the senses.
- Nuance
感覚 is physical/intuitive sensing, while 感情 refers to emotions like joy or anger.
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