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[()·かん()]
gokan
noun

English Meaning(s) for 五感

noun
  1. the five senses

Definition and Synonyms for 五感

Sentience the faculty through which the external world is apprehended
Synonyms: 五感, 体感, 官能, 感覚, 知覚

Meanings for each kanji in 五感

» five
» emotion; feeling; sensation

Categories 五感 is a member of

Module one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
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Sample Sentences for 五感

This means that our perception of any situation depends only partly on sensory signals being received at that time.
And so, knowledge from the past, mixed up with assumptions about that knowledge, which may be more or less appropriate, is used to augment information provided by the senses.
We experience and understand the world through signals that are received by the senses and interpreted by the brain - and both stages are subject to distortion.
Sight is one of the five senses.
Smell is one of the five senses.

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