視し覚かく

し

か

く

Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

noun

sight; eyesight; vision

Refers to the sense of sight or the ability to see. Used in both everyday and technical contexts.

視し覚かくに障しょう害がいがある人ひとも楽たのしめる映えい画がです。
This is a movie that people with visual impairments can also enjoy.

猫ねこ

の

視し

覚かく

は

人にん

間げん

と

は

少すこ

し

違ちが

う

。

A cat's vision is a little different from a human's.

Kanji

視inspection, regard as, see
覚memorize, learn, remember

Similar words

聴ちょう覚かく
聴覚 is the sense of hearing, while 視覚 is the sense of sight.
視し力りょく
視力 specifically means visual acuity (e.g., 20/20 vision), whereas 視覚 is the broader sense of sight.

Etymology

Compound of 視 (seeing) and 覚 (perception, sense). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the sense of sight.