“Premonition” in Japanese
Short answer
Premonition in Japanese is “予感” (yokan). Full meaning: presentiment, premonition, hunch; to have a premonition, to have a hunch.
Other ways to say “Premonition” in Japanese
胸騒ぎ
munasawagi uneasiness, vague apprehension, premonition
予覚
yokaku hunch, foreboding, premonition
前表
zenpyou omen, portent, sign, premonition, harbinger
予知
yochi foresight, foreknowledge, intimation, premonition, prediction
虫の知らせ
mushinoshirase feeling in one's bones, foreboding, premonition, presentiment, gut feeling, gut instinct
知らせ
shirase news, word, tidings, notice, notification, information; omen, foreboding, premonition
前知らせ
maejirase previous notice, omen, signs, premonition
前兆
zenchou omen, portent, sign, presage, harbinger, premonition, precursor, foreboding, presentiment
胸さわぎ
munasawagi uneasiness, vague apprehension, premonition
知ラセ
shirase news, word, tidings, notice, notification, information; omen, foreboding, premonition
シラセ
shirase news, word, tidings, notice, notification, information; omen, foreboding, premonition
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