na-adjective
Describes something based on direct perception or gut feeling rather than logical reasoning.
彼の判断は直覚的で、説明が難しい。
His judgment is intuitive and hard to explain.
直覚的な理解が重要だ。
Intuitive understanding is important.
直感的 is a more common synonym also meaning 'intuitive'; 直覚的 is less frequent and may emphasize direct perception.
Compound of 直覚 (direct perception, intuition) + 的 (-like, -ive). The exact historical derivation is uncertain.