洞察
dōsatsu
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insight, perception, insight
/doːsatsɯ/
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Seeing the hidden pattern or point in a situation.
Examples
彼女の洞察は問題の核心を捉えていた。
Her insight reached the heart of the problem.
鋭い洞察のおかげで原因が分かった。
Her sharp insight helped us find the cause.
心理学では、突然解決法が分かることを洞察と呼ぶ。
In psychology, a sudden realization of a solution is called insight.
彼は相手の不安を洞察した。
He perceived the other person’s anxiety.
研究者は問題解決の際の洞察を観察した。
The researchers observed insight during problem-solving.
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Examples
彼女の洞察は問題の核心を捉えていた。
Her insight reached the heart of the problem.
鋭い洞察のおかげで原因が分かった。
Her sharp insight helped us find the cause.
その報告書には市場への深い洞察がある。
The report offers deep insight into the market.
彼は相手の不安を洞察した。
He perceived the other person’s anxiety.
数字だけでなく、その背景を洞察する必要がある。
We need to understand the background, not just the numbers.
Examples
心理学では、突然解決法が分かることを洞察と呼ぶ。
In psychology, a sudden realization of a solution is called insight.
その実験はチンパンジーの洞察を調べた。
The experiment examined insight in chimpanzees.
洞察による学習は試行錯誤と区別される。
Learning through insight is distinguished from trial and error.
研究者は問題解決の際の洞察を観察した。
The researchers observed insight during problem-solving.
箱を積めば届くと気づいた瞬間が洞察の例だ。
Realizing that stacking the boxes would work is an example of insight.
FAQ
Seeing the hidden pattern or point in a situation.
It is read どうさつ, written dōsatsu.
It describes understanding that goes beyond surface observation, and also names a specific process in psychology.
How is 洞察 different from 観察?
観察 is looking carefully at what happens; this reaches an underlying pattern or reason.
How does 洞察 change in a sentence?
As a noun it stays 洞察; with する it becomes a verb, as in 洞察した.
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