Japanese word

感覚

Pronunciation

Romajikankaku

Meaning

  • nounfeeling

Example

この感覚を覚えています。ko no kan kaku o obo e te i ma su

I remember this feeling.

Illustration for 感覚 (feeling)

More examples

この音を聞くと、ふしぎな感覚がします。ko no oto o ki ku to fu shi gi na kan kaku ga shi ma su

This sound gives me a strange feeling.

言葉では説明できませんが、何か変な感覚があります。koto ba de wa setsu mei de ki ma se n ga nan ka hen na kan kaku ga a ri ma su

I cannot explain it in words, but I have a strange feeling.

Core concept

Describes the way the body or mind receives and experiences something, from a physical sensation to an inner feeling.

Common phrases

  • 感覚をつかむkan kaku o tsu ka mu

    get a feel for ___

  • 感覚が鋭いkan kaku ga surudo i

    have sharp senses

  • 感覚に頼るkan kaku ni tayo ru

    rely on one's senses

Similar words

感じkanji: A general sense or impression received from something.
感触kanshoku: A physical sensation that comes from contact with something.
気持ちkimochi: An emotion or state of mind experienced by a person.

Definition in Japanese

刺激や経験を受けたときに生じる、身体や心の感じ方。shi geki ya kei ken o u ke ta to ki ni shō ji ru shin tai ya kokoro no kan ji kata

Word origin

The Sino-Japanese noun 感覚 (kankaku) combines 感 (kan, "feel") and 覚 (kaku, "perceive"), expressing awareness received through the body or mind.

Usage tips

  • The English word feeling often suggests emotion, while 感覚 (kankaku) also covers physical perception, as in a sense of balance.

Other meanings

  • sensenoun
  • sensationnoun

Opposites

  • 無感覚mukankakunumbnessnoun

Related words

  • 感覚的kankakutekiintuitivena-adjective

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