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触覚器官 (しょっかくきかん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

触しょっ覚かく器き官かん

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Meanings

1

A biological term for an organ that senses touch, such as skin or antennae.

昆こん虫ちゅうの触しょっ角かくは触しょっ覚かく器き官かんとしても機

き

能のう

する

。

Insect antennae also function as tactile organs.

Kanji

触contact, touch, feel
覚memorize, learn, remember
器utensil, vessel, receptacle
官bureaucrat, the government, organ

Built from

触しょっ覚かく+器き官かん

Etymology

Compound of 触覚 (しょっかく, 'sense of touch') and 器官 (きかん, 'organ').