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感づく (かんづく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
godan verb (-ku), intransitive verb
sense ; suspect ; get wind of
To intuitively realize or suspect something, often based on subtle signs or a hunch. Used when becoming aware of hidden facts, danger, or someone's intentions.
険けん
を
感かん
づい
て
、
彼かれ
は
すぐ
に
逃に
げ
た
。
Sensing danger, he fled immediately.
Written forms 感かん づく Usage 69%
Most common kanji spelling. 感 conveys the sense of feeling or perception.
勘かん づく Usage 24%
Also used; 勘 suggests intuition or sixth sense.
感かん 付づ く Usage 4%
Less common variant using 付く.
かんづく Usage 2%
Kana spelling is common in informal writing.
勘かん 付づ く Usage 1%
Kanji 感 emotion, feeling, sensation 勘 intuition, perception, check 付 adhere, attach, refer to Similar words 気き づく 気づく is more general for noticing or realizing something, often based on clear evidence. 感づく implies a more intuitive, suspicion-based awareness.
察さっ する 察する is more formal and often used for sympathizing or inferring someone's feelings. 感づく is more about detecting hidden truths or danger.
Etymology Compound of 感 (kan, 'feeling, sensation') or 勘 (kan, 'intuition') + 付く (tsuku, 'to be attached; to be perceived'), with rendaku voicing to づく. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used since at least the Edo period.
