官能

Chinese

official; government; organ of body
 
ability; can; may; capable; energy; able
simp. and trad.
(官能)

Pronunciation


Noun

官能

  1. (biology) organic functions; faculty; sense

Derived terms


Japanese

Kanji in this term
かん
Grade: 4
のう
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

官能 (hiragana かんのう, rōmaji kannō, historical hiragana くわんなう)

  1. faculty of the senses
  2. (figuratively) pleasure obtained using the senses, (especially) sexual pleasure
     (かん) (のう)小説 (しょうせつ)
    kannō shōsetsu
    sensual novel (i.e. erotic novel)

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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