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In this lesson, you will learn five characters related to perception.
覺 = 각 = Perception
(깨달을 각)
Well, the lesson is about perception, let’s start off with a character that literally refers to perception! You will see that this character is used to refer to each of the five human senses.
覺
感覺 = perception
覺書 = memo
환覺 = hallucination
착覺 = to mistake A for B
미覺 = sense of taste
시覺 = sense of sight
청覺 = sense of hearing
촉覺 = sense of touch
후覺 = sense of smell
音 = 음 = Sound
(소리 음)
音 is a Hanja character meaning sound or voice. It appears in vocabulary related to speech, pronunciation, recording, and the qualities of sound.
音
發音 = pronunciation
錄音 = sound recording
子音 = consonant
母音 = vowel
音色 = timbre
音便 = a good sound
訓民正音 = document describing the 한글 form of writing
香 = 향 = Aroma
(향기 향)
香 means fragrance or pleasant smell. It is used in vocabulary related to scent, aroma, and things that give off a pleasing smell.
香
香氣 = nice smell
香水 = perfume
香油 = scented oil
味 = 미 = Taste
(맛 미)
味 is a Hanja character meaning taste or flavor. It appears in vocabulary related both to physical taste and to abstract senses like meaning, interest, or enjoyment.
味
意味 = meaning
無意味 = without meaning
취味 = hobby
味覺 = sense of taste
조味料 = seasoning
흥味롭다 = to be interesting
聽 = 청 = Hearing
(들을 청)
聽 means to hear or to listen. It is used in vocabulary related to hearing, perception through sound, and receiving audio or visual information. You will notice that 聽 is often combined with 시. You will learn about this character in the next lesson.
聽
聽覺 = sense of hearing
시聽 = watching
시聽者 = viewer
시聽率 = viewing rate
시聽覺室 = AV room