第六感(だいろっかん)

だいろっかん
noun
sixth sense; intuition; gut feeling
cognition
1. sixth sense; intuition; gut feeling
An intuitive sense beyond the five physical senses — the ability to perceive or know something without conscious reasoning. Similar to English 'sixth sense.'
第六感(だいろっかん)が働(はたら)いた。
My sixth sense kicked in.
彼女(かのじょ)は第六感(だいろっかん)が鋭(するど)い人(ひと)だ。
She is a person with keen intuition.
第六感(だいろっかん)で何(なに)か良(よ)くないことが起(お)こりそうな気(き)がした。
My gut feeling told me something bad was about to happen.

Usage

Used the same way as "sixth sense" in English. Often appears with 働(はたら)く (to work, to kick in) or 鋭(するど)い (sharp, keen).

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Related: 直感(ちょっかん) (intuition)
Related: 勘(かん) (intuition, hunch)
Related: 五感(ごかん) (the five senses)
Compare: 霊感(れいかん) (spiritual sensitivity)
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Added 2026.3.7 16:37 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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