WORD DETAIL
聴覚
ちょうかく
Examples
Included kanji
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
聴覚(ちょうかく) is the sensory capacity to perceive sound. It appears as a means of judgment and a compared trait. - Basic usage: Hearing alone determines someone's position; an exhibit compares hearing in humans and animals.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Sense relied on for location and sensory difference across species
聴覚だけを頼りにrestricts the sense used;聴覚の違いdefines a comparison. The word is the faculty, not the ear organ itself.

