勘|かんkan[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounperception; intuition; the sixth sense
   その新聞しんぶん記者きしゃはニュースを嗅かぎつける鋭するどい勘かんを持もっている。↗

   The newsman has a nose for news.

• Synonym直感ちょっかんNeutralGrasping a situation instantly by feel rather than reasoning, as in 「直感で選ぶ」; a general term, while 「勘」 often suggests a feel built up through experience.
• Synonym第六感だいろっかんNeutralIntuition sensed beyond the five senses; the word itself has a mysterious ring to it.
• Related予感よかんNeutralA premonition that something will happen in the future, as in 「嫌な予感」; the focus is on what is still to come.
• Related直覚ちょっかくWrittenA written, philosophical term for knowing things intuitively and directly; it leans toward written use and is uncommon in everyday conversation.
• Related予覚よかくWrittenA written word for a premonition; rare in modern usage, where 「予感」 is the usual choice.
• Related洞察力どうさつりょくWrittenA written word for the ability to see through to the essence of things; it leans toward reasoned analysis, whereas 「勘」 runs on feel.
• Antonym論理ろんりNeutralLogic and reasoning; the opposite pole to 「勘」, which works on intuition rather than step-by-step argument.

Use 「勘」 for intuition or a knack built on experience, as in 「勘がいい」. For intuition in general pick 「直感」, for a premonition about the future 「予感」, and for seeing through to the essence 「洞察力」; 「論理」 is its opposite.

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1. （カン）直感的ちょっかんてきな感覚かんかくや判断力はんだんりょく。