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> 違和感を感じる

Most Japanese say that this phrase is redundant because 感 and 感じる have the
same meaning, and that _違和感を覚える_ is correct. I have two questions here.

  1. **Why using 覚える is correct?**

As far as I know, 感じる and 覚える here mean the same(to feel), so I think both of
them are correct or incorrect. Are there any difference I do not know?

  2. **Is _違和感を感じる_ really wrong?**

I think _違和感を感じる_ is a right expression. It is because 違和感 does not indicate
that I _感じる_ , and 感じる does not mean to feel _違和感_. I have heard _違和感を感じる_
said many times so I believe that some think it is natural. So Is it really
redundant?
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Is "違和感を感じる" really redundant?
> 1) 違和感を感じる  
>  2) 違和感を覚える

  * I think both phrases are correct.
  * The phrase 1) is as much frequently used as twice of 2) when I searched for the frequency of their use on the Internet.
  * Though people use 1) more frequently than 2), they feel 1) seems redundant because 1) has two " **感** "s, so if you want to use 1) confidently, you have to know 1) is not redundant reffering the answer in the [link](https://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q12102020797) shown by Yuuichi Tam.

The following Japanese is what the answer tells roughly as a whole, while my
poor interpretation in English for it is only for your immediate convenience:

>
> 「馬から落馬」は「落馬」自体に「馬から」という意味が含まれているため、更に「馬から」をつけると二重表現になるが、「違和感を感じる」に関しては、「違和感」には「感じる」という意味はなく、「違和感」全体で初めて一つの「感じ」を表す名詞になるから「違和感を感じる」は冗長ではない。更に、「違和感を感じる」に冗長な表現が含まれていないことは、「違和感」から「感」を除いた「違和を感じる」が意味をなさないことからもわかる。
>
> As for " **馬から落馬** ", "落馬" has a meaning "to fall from a horse" in itself,
> so if you add "馬から _from a horse_ " to "落馬", the whole phrase "馬から落馬"
> becomes a redundant expression. On the other hand, as for " **違和感を感じる** ",
> it is not redundant because "違和感 _a sense of discomfort, sense of
> incongruity/incompatibility_ or _unpleasant sensation_ " has no meaning of
> "to feel" and "違和" becomes a noun with "感" that represents a kind of "senses
> or sensations" for the first time in "違和感" as a whole. And more, the fact
> that **redundant expressions** are not included in "違和感を感じる" can be
> understood from the fact that "感" in "違和感" is inevitable because "違和を感じる"
> does not make sense.

  * In my opinion, "I feel the sense of discomfort _mentally_ in "違和感を覚える" while I feel it more _physically_ in "違和感を感じる" because of the difference of the basic meanings of the two _kanji_ s in 覚える and 感じる. 

  * Although the frequency of use written above about the both expressions is about what are written in the contents on the Internet, I think 違和感を感じる is much more frequently used than the other in conversations. The reason for this is that in the conversation it is difficult to know in a short time whether the _kanji_ "感" is used twice and also difficult to concern whether it is redundant or not. 

  * The verb "覚える" is commonly used in the sense of "to memorize something", but "覚える" in "違和感を覚える" has a meaning similar to "感じる _feel_ ". This usage of "覚える" is often used by writers in the novels, but usually not used by common people so much. Therefore, when an ordinary person uses "違和感を覚える", it sounds somewhat formal and also sounds solemn, grave, majestic or magnificent.

  * For the above reason, I recommend you not to use "違和感を覚える" so much in usual conversations. Also, it is better not to use "違和感を感じる" in writing even it is grammatically correct, and even if you can explain the reason clearly, because the _kanji_ "感"s remain twice in one written sentence. Instead of these expressions, although not having exactly the same meaning, I would show you the phrase "違和感がある" can be used with confidence.

  * There is a phrase "異和感{いわかん}を感じる" which has the same sound and similar meaning to "違和感を感じる". "異和" of "異和感を感じる" is medical terms having a meaning relating to "異物 _foreign body_ or _object_ " such as a tumor in a throat. In general, "違和感を感じる" is used for the matter/event outside yourself, while "異和感を感じる" is used for something within or about your body.
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Adding to mackygoo's comments, if you don't want to say 「違和感を覚える」 -- (be
caused to) "remember" (a feeling of) discomfort] -- 「違和感がある・ない」 is available.

Don't try too hard to map English vocabulary and grammar directly to the
Japanese.
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