Japanese word

視覚

Pronunciation

Romajishikaku

Meaning

  • nounvision

Example

明るさは視覚に影響します。aka ru sa wa shi kaku ni ei kyō shi ma su

Brightness affects vision.

Illustration for 視覚 (vision)

More examples

この案内は視覚に訴える色使いです。ko no an nai wa shi kaku ni utta e ru iro zuka i de su

This guide uses colors that appeal to the eye.

Core concept

Describes the process of taking in the outside world through the eyes and recognizing its visual features.

Common phrases

  • 視覚に訴えるshi kaku ni utta e ru

    appeal to the eye

  • 視覚情報shi kaku jō hō

    visual information

  • 視覚に頼るshi kaku ni tayo ru

    rely on sight

Similar words

視力shiryoku: The sharpness with which the eyes see shapes and details.
視野shiya: The extent of the visible area at a given position.

Definition in Japanese

目で物を見て、形や色などを認識する働き。me de mono o mi te katachi ya iro na do o nin shiki su ru hatara ki

Word origin

The Sino-Japanese compound 視覚 (shikaku) combines 視 (shi, "look at") and 覚 (kaku, "perceive"), giving the sense of visual perception.

Usage tips

  • English vision also has the abstract meaning of a plan for the future, but 視覚 (shikaku) is limited to the visual sense.

Other meanings

  • sightnoun
  • eyesightnoun

Related words

  • 視覚的shikakutekivisualna-adjective
  • 視覚化shikakukavisualizationnoun

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