Meaning of 直感 in Japanese

Definition of 直感

ちょっかん(chokkan) 【直感 ·直観】

(n, vs, adj-no) intuition; instinct; insight; hunch
警官は彼が犯人だと直感した。
The police spotted him at once as the offender.

ちょっかんてき(chokkanteki) 【直感的 ·直観的】

彼かれは直感ちょっかんで彼女の嘘をついているとわかった。

By intuition he knew she was lying.

女性じょせいの直感ちょっかんが価値かちある特質とくしつであることは明らかあきらかだ。

Woman's intuition is clearly a valuable trait.

Having boasted how sure his hunches were, he was forced to eat his hat when he guessed wrong.

To be a good batter, you've got to hang loose and follow your instincts.