Japanese Conversation · Level 65
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Japanese word
予感
Pronunciation
Romajiyokan
Meaning
- nounfeeling
Example
彼が来る予感がします。kare ga ku ru yo kan ga shi ma su
I have a feeling that he will come.
More examples
何か大切なことが起こりそうな予感がします。nan ka tai setsu na ko to ga o ko ri sō na yo kan ga shi ma su
I have a feeling that something important is about to happen.
Core concept
Expresses an intuitive sense of a future event, whether the event seems welcome or unwelcome.
Common phrases
予感がするyo kan ga su ru
have a feeling
嫌な予感iya na yo kan
bad feeling
Similar words
直感chokkan: A sudden understanding or feeling that comes without conscious reasoning.
勘kan: A quick intuitive judgment formed without enough information for a reasoned decision.
予兆yochō: An early sign that points to an event that may happen later.
Definition in Japanese
将来の出来事について、根拠をはっきり説明できないまま起こりそうだと感じること。shō rai no de ki goto ni tsu i te kon kyo o ha kki ri setsu mei de ki na i ma ma o ko ri sō da to kan ji ru ko to
Word origin
予感 (yokan) is formed from 予 (yo, "beforehand") and 感 (kan, "feeling"), combining the ideas of sensing something in advance.
Usage tips
- The common expression 予感が的中する (yokan ga tekichū suru) describes a hunch turning out to be right, while 予感が外れる (yokan ga hazureru) describes the opposite.
Other meanings
- premonitionnoun
Related words
- 予感するyokansuruhave a premonitionverb