감각

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 感覺, from 感 (“feeling”) + 覺 (“awakening”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈka̠(ː)mɡa̠k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [감(ː)각]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gamgak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gamgag
McCune–Reischauer?	kamgak
Yale Romanization?	kāmkak

Noun

감각 • (gamgak) (hanja 感覺)

1. sensation
2. A sense for something.

Derived terms

• 심부감각 (深部感覺, simbugamgak, “proprioception; bathyesthesia”)