感覚的(かんかくてき)

かんかくてき
na-adjective
sensory; intuitive
1. sensory; related to the senses
Pertaining to perception through the five senses.
感覚的(かんかくてき)な表現(ひょうげん)が多(おお)い詩(し)だ。
It's a poem with many sensory expressions.
2. intuitive; based on feeling rather than logic
Relying on instinct or feeling rather than rational analysis.
感覚的(かんかくてき)に理解(りかい)できる。
I can understand it intuitively.
感覚的(かんかくてき)に選(えら)んだ。
I chose it intuitively.

WORD FORMATION:
感覚(かんかく) (sense, sensation) + 的(てき) (adjectival suffix)

TWO NUANCES:
1. SENSORY: Related to physical senses (sight, sound, etc.)
2. INTUITIVE: Based on gut feeling rather than analysis

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 感覚的(かんかくてき)な判断(はんだん): intuitive judgment
  • 感覚的(かんかくてき)に分(わ)かる: to understand intuitively
  • 感覚的(かんかくてき)な快楽(かいらく): sensory pleasure

CONTRAST:

  • 論理的(ろんりてき): logical
  • 理性的(りせいてき): rational

Related Words

Contrast: 論理的(ろんりてき) (logical)
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Added 2026.1.16 18:43 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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