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    3. 勘を働かせる

    勘を働かせる

    勘かんを​働はたらか​せ​る​

    to use one's intuition

    NTVerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab34 strokes

    かんをはたらかせる

    Verb

    1.
    to use one's intuition, to use one's instinct, to use one's head

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    Characters that make up this word

    勘
    intuition・perception・check・compare・sixth sense
    Kanji
    働
    はたら.く…(1)
    work・(kokuji)
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    か
    ka
    Kana
    せ
    se
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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