聴覚

ちょうかく · choukaku · JLPT N1 · noun

hearing

👂 聴 = listen + 覚 = sense, so 聴覚 is the sense of listening

聴 (chō) means listen, as in 視聴 (watching and listening). 覚 (kaku) means sense or awareness, as in 感覚 (sensation). Joined, they name the sense that perceives sound.

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