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聴覚 (ちょうかく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

聴ちょう覚かく

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Meanings

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noun

hearing; auditory perception

The physiological and cognitive sense of hearing. Used in medical, psychological, and everyday contexts.

聴ちょう覚かくは五ご感かんの一ひとつです。
Hearing is one of the five senses.
彼かれは事じ故こで聴ちょう覚かくを失うしなった。
He lost his hearing in an accident.

Kanji

聴listen, headstrong, naughty
覚memorize, learn, remember

Similar words

視し覚かく
Refers to the sense of sight, while 聴覚 refers to hearing.
聴ちょう力りょく
Refers specifically to the measurable ability to hear (hearing acuity), whereas 聴覚 is the broader sense of hearing.

Etymology

Compound of 聴 (listen, hear) and 覚 (sense, perception). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the sense of hearing.