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直感, 直観, ちょっかん

chokkan

JLPT LEVEL 1

Definition

noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'

intuition
instinct
insight
hunch

Examples of 直感,直観,ちょっかん in a Sentence

警官は彼が犯人だと直感した。

The police spotted him at once as the offender.

よいバッターになるためには、肩の力を抜いて自分の直感に従ってやったらいい。

To be a good batter, you've got to hang loose and follow your instincts.

彼は直感で彼女の嘘をついているとわかった。

By intuition he knew she was lying.

女性の直感が価値ある特質であることは明らかだ。

Woman's intuition is clearly a valuable trait.

自分の直感が、いかに確かなものか自慢した手前、当てがはずれた時は首をやらなければならなくなった。

Having boasted how sure his hunches were, he was forced to eat his hat when he guessed wrong.

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