感覚的|かんかくてきkankakuteki
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- na-adjectivesensible; sensuous; intuitive
Conjugation
| Plain form | 感覚的(かんかくてき) |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 感覚的です(かんかくてきです) |
| Negative (dewa nai) | 感覚的ではない(かんかくてきではない) |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | 感覚的ではありません(かんかくてきではありません) |
| Past (datta) | 感覚的だった(かんかくてきだった) |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | 感覚的ではなかった(かんかくてきではなかった) |
| Te form (de) | 感覚的で(かんかくてきで) |
| Adverbial (ni) | 感覚的に(かんかくてきに) |
| Conditional (nara) | 感覚的なら(かんかくてきなら) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Related肉体的にくたいてきNeutralNeutral. Refers to the body, as in 「肉体的疲労」, and can also mean sexual; 「感覚的」 is about perception and intuition instead.
- Related生理的せいりてきNeutralNeutral. Means physiological, and by extension instinctive, as in 「生理的に無理」; 「感覚的」 is about judging by feel.
- Related官能的かんのうてきWrittenWritten/formal prose. Suggests something arousing or sexy with carnal overtones; 「感覚的」 simply means based on the senses or intuition and carries no such coloring.
- Related肉的にくてきWrittenWritten/formal prose. Means physical, of the body, and is rarely used; 「感覚的」 is about the senses or intuition.
- Related動物的どうぶつてきNeutralNeutral. Describes being ruled by instinct, animal-like, as in 「動物的な勘」; can be praise or criticism. 「感覚的」 stresses the senses and intuition, not instinct.
- Antonym論理的ろんりてきNeutralNeutral. Means logical, reasoning from principles; it is the opposite of the intuitive, feel-based judgment of 「感覚的」.
- Antonym理性的りせいてきNeutralNeutral. Means judging calmly by reason, without being swayed by emotion; the opposite of 「感覚的」's feel-based approach.
- Antonym概念的がいねんてきWrittenWritten/formal prose. Means based on abstract concepts or general theory; the opposite of 「感覚的」's concrete, sensory impressions.
Use 「感覚的」 for judgments based on the senses or intuition. For the bodily side use 「肉体的」 or 「生理的」, and for something sexy or arousing 「官能的」. The opposites are 「論理的」 and 「理性的」.
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