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sense, sensation
The physical ability to perceive through the senses (sight, hearing, touch, etc.).
感覚 refers to both physical senses and intuitive understanding.
THE FIVE SENSES:
- 視覚 (vision)
- 聴覚 (hearing)
- 触覚 (touch)
- 味覚 (taste)
- 嗅覚 (smell)
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 感覚がいい/するどい (have good sense, be perceptive)
- 感覚が鈍い (have dull senses)
- 〜の感覚 (sense of ~)
COMPOUND WORDS:
- 感覚器官 (sensory organ)
- 感覚的 (sensory, intuitive)
HOMOPHONE:
- 間隔 (interval, space) - different meaning