自意識

Japanese

Kanji in this term
自	意	識
じ Grade: 2	い Grade: 3	しき Grade: 5
on'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 自 (ji, “self, oneself”) +‎ 意識 (ishiki, “awareness, consciousness, mind”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑiːɕikʲi]
• (Tokyo) じいしき [jìíꜜshìkì] (Nakadaka – [2])

Noun

自(じ)意(い)識(しき) • (jiishiki) 

1. self-conscious, self-consciousness

Synonyms

• 自(じ)覚(かく) (jikaku)
• 自(じ)己(こ)意(い)識(しき) (jiko ishiki)
• 自(じ)我(が)意(い)識(しき) (jiga ishiki)

Derived terms

• 自(じ)意(い)識(しき)過(か)剰(じょう) (jīshiki kajō, “excessive self-consciousness”)

See also

• 自意識 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja
• Self-consciousness on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• 意(い)識(しき) (ishiki): consciousness, awareness; the mind
• 無(む)意(い)識(しき) (muishiki): unconscious
• 潜(せん)在(ざい)意(い)識(しき) (senzai ishiki): the subconscious; a subconscious mind

References

• “自意識”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026