肌 感 覚(はだかんかく)

はだかんかく

noun

gut feeling; intuitive sense; firsthand feel

1. gut feeling; intuitive sense; firsthand feel

An intuitive sense or gut feeling about something, grounded in direct personal experience rather than data or theory. Often used of a practitioner's on-the-ground grasp of a situation.

肌感覚(はだかんかく)で分(わ)かる。

I can tell by gut feeling.

現場(げんば)の肌感覚(はだかんかく)を大切(たいせつ)にする。

I value the firsthand feel of the front line.

数字(すうじ)よりも、消費者(しょうひしゃ)の肌感覚(はだかんかく)を重視(じゅうし)した。

We placed more weight on consumers' intuitive sense than on the numbers.

An intuitive feel for something built up through direct, hands-on experience, contrasted with knowledge from statistics or theory.

Common collocations

肌感覚(はだかんかく)で分(わ)かる: to grasp intuitively
肌感覚(はだかんかく)に合(あ)う: to match one's gut sense
現場(げんば)の肌感覚(はだかんかく): on-the-ground feel

Similar words

皮膚感覚(ひふかんかく): cutaneous/tactile sense — literal skin sensation, also used figuratively much like 肌感覚(はだかんかく)
直感(ちょっかん): intuition — a sudden flash of insight, less tied to accumulated experience

Related Words

Compare: 皮膚感覚(ひふかんかく) (cutaneous/tactile sense)

Compare: 直感(ちょっかん) (intuition)

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