勘

• 読み: かん
• ローマ字: kan
• 漢字の分解: 勘 (kan) — intuition, perception
• 発音: /ka.n/

意味

Intuition; perception; the sixth sense. An innate ability to sense or judge things without logical reasoning.

A noun referring to gut feeling or instinctive perception. Often used with がいい (to have good intuition) or が鋭い (to have sharp intuition). Commonly appears in contexts involving guessing, detecting lies, or making quick judgments. Different from 感 (feeling/emotion) or 観 (perspective).

例文

1. 母は勘が鋭くて嘘がすぐばれる。
2. 勘で答えたら正解だった。
3. 長年の経験で勘が養われた。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, psychology, decision-making

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 勘 combines 甚 (extreme) and 力 (power), suggesting a powerful inner sense. Originally used in Chinese to mean 'to examine' or 'to investigate,' it evolved in Japanese to emphasize intuitive perception.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal