感 覚 神 経(かんかくしんけい)

かんかくしんけい

noun

sensory nerve

1. sensory nerve

A nerve that carries signals from sensory receptors (in the skin, eyes, ears, etc.) to the brain and spinal cord, enabling the perception of touch, pain, temperature, sight, hearing, and other sensations.

感覚神経(かんかくしんけい)が痛(いた)みを伝(つた)える。

Sensory nerves transmit pain.

感覚神経(かんかくしんけい)が損傷(そんしょう)すると、しびれが生(しょう)じる。

When sensory nerves are damaged, numbness occurs.

指先(ゆびさき)には感覚神経(かんかくしんけい)が密集(みっしゅう)しているため、わずかな触(ふ)れ方(かた)の違(ちが)いも感(かん)じ取(と)れる。

Because sensory nerves are densely concentrated in the fingertips, we can detect even slight differences in touch.

A compound of 感覚(かんかく) (sensation, sense) and 神経(しんけい) (nerve). A basic anatomy term used in biology and medicine. Sensory nerves are one of the two main types of peripheral nerves, the other being 運動神経(うんどうしんけい) (motor nerves).

Common collocations

感覚神経(かんかくしんけい)の障害(しょうがい): sensory nerve disorder
感覚神経(かんかくしんけい)が麻痺(まひ)する: sensory nerves become numb
末梢(まっしょう)感覚神経(かんかくしんけい): peripheral sensory nerve

Related words

運動神経(うんどうしんけい): motor nerve — carries signals from the brain to muscles for movement
自律神経(じりつしんけい): autonomic nerve — controls involuntary functions like heartbeat and digestion
末梢神経(まっしょうしんけい): peripheral nerve — nerves outside the brain and spinal cord

Related Words

Related: 運動神経(うんどうしんけい) (motor nerve)

Related: 自律神経(じりつしんけい) (autonomic nerve)

Related: 末梢神経(まっしょうしんけい) (peripheral nerve)

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Added 2026.4.2 11:55 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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