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勘
Meaning in Englishintuition, hunch, sixth sense
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What it means
勘 means an instinctive sense or intuitive judgment about people or situations, often guiding choices without deliberate reasoning.
Main meanings
- Instinctive perception or intuition about people, events, or situations
- A sense or feel for something without explicit evidence
- A hunch used in decision-making
How to use it
Used as a noun to express intuition or gut feeling in both everyday conversation and formal writing; it appears in contexts of assessing people, risks, or outcomes, and is often paired with verbs or phrases that indicate applying one's sense.
Variants and close terms
- 直感 (chokkan) - intuition
- 直観 (chokkan) - insight, intuition
- 疑念 (ginen) - doubt
- 推測 (suisoku) - guess, speculation
Composition
- 勘 is a single-kanji word whose core meaning is perception and discernment; its use in compounds centers on intuitive judgment and detection.
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noun (名詞)
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