Word details

勘

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 勘.

Dictionary

Entry

勘かんNounFreq #3924
1

perception; intuition; the sixth sense

Examples
その新聞記者はニュースを嗅ぎつける鋭い勘を持っている。
The newsman has a nose for news.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

勘

intuition, perception, check, compare, sixth sense

11 strokesFrequency 1,494JLPT N1Grade 8

On

カン

Nanori

かさとる

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