Japanese word

痛感

Pronunciation

Romajitsūkan

Meaning

  • nounacute awareness

Example

今回の失敗で、準備の大切さを痛感しました。kon kai no ship pai de jun bi no tai setsu sa o tsū kan shi ma shi ta

After this failure, I became acutely aware of the importance of preparation.

Illustration for 痛感 (acute awareness)

More examples

計画どおりに進まず、柔軟な対応の必要性を痛感しました。kei kaku dō ri ni susu ma zu jū nan na tai ō no hitsu yō sei o tsū kan shi ma shi ta

When things did not go as planned, I became acutely aware of the need for a flexible response.

Core concept

Centers on feeling the importance or reality of something with unusual force, often because personal experience makes it impossible to ignore.

Common phrases

  • 必要性を痛感するhitsu yō sei o tsū kan su ru

    become acutely aware of the need

  • 責任を痛感するseki nin o tsū kan su ru

    keenly feel one's responsibility

  • 限界を痛感するgen kai o tsū kan su ru

    become acutely aware of one's limits

Similar words

実感jikkan: A vivid awareness of a fact or situation based on personal experience.
自覚jikaku: Recognition of one's own condition, role, or responsibility.
認識ninshiki: An understanding of a fact or situation gained through thought or observation.

Definition in Japanese

経験を通して、ある事実や重要性を強く感じること。kei ken o tō shi te a ru ji jitsu ya jū yō sei o tsuyo ku kan ji ru ko to

Word origin

痛感 (tsūkan) is a Sino-Japanese compound of 痛 (tsū, "pain") and 感 (kan, "feeling"), expressing a feeling experienced as sharply as pain.

Usage tips

  • 痛感 (tsūkan) often appears in formal writing when an experience makes the importance of something impossible to ignore.

Opposites

  • 無自覚mujikakuunawarena-adjective

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