► 名詞
勘 [(2)かん] meaning: guess rank: 2
☆ 勘で言ったら当たった ⇨ I just guessed, followed my intuition, and I got it right
勘 [(2)かん] meaning: hunch rank: 2
☆ はっきりした理由は無いけど勘でそう思ったんだ ⇨ There was no clear reason but I just got a hunch
勘 [(2)かん] meaning: sense rank: 3
☆ 彼は初心者だけど勘がいい ⇨ He’s a beginner has a natural sense and ability (☛ Natural sense, ability, “nose” for something)
More examples:
- 事の発端は単なる勘違いだった ⇨ The incident started from a simple misunderstanding
- 勘定はバラバラにしてもらえますか？ ⇨ Could you break up the check (for each person)?
- 変に勘繰るのは止めてよ ⇨ Don’t suspect, imagine, things that don’t exist
- 彼は親に勘当された ⇨ He was disowned by his parents
- あいつは自分は特別だと勘違いしている ⇨ He (erroneously) thinks he is special
- 彼は商いの勘を持っている ⇨ He has the feel for business
- あいつの無責任さはもう勘弁出来ない ⇨ I can’t tolerate his irresponsibleness any longer
- 割り勘にしよう ⇨ Let’s split the bill (evenly)
- 私達は全ての条件を勘案した上で最終決定をした ⇨ We made the final decision upon considering all the requirements
- 彼は何でも損得勘定でしか考えない ⇨ He thinks everything in terms of profit and loss. He won’t do anything unless there is benefit for him
- 勘が紛れ当たりした ⇨ My wild guess was correct by luck
- 避難命令は勘違いだったことがわかり、皆ずっこけた ⇨ The evacuation order turned out to be a mistake, and everybody fell over
- 勝手に勘違いするな！ ⇨ Don’t misinterpret in your own favor!
- しばらくやっていなかったら勘が鈍った ⇨ I haven’t done it for a while and I’ve lost my feel
- もう一回勘定し直そう ⇨ Let’s count them one more time