自意識

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

• (Tokyo) じい​しき [jìíꜜshìkì] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑiːɕikʲi]

Noun

自意識(じいしき) • (jiishiki) 

1. self-conscious, self-consciousness

Synonyms

• 自覚(じかく) (jikaku)
• 自己意識(じこいしき) (jikoishiki)
• 自我意識(じがいしき) (jigaishiki)

Derived terms

• 自意識過剰(じいしきかじょう) (jīshikikajō, “excessive self-consciousness”)

See also

• 自意識 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja
• Self-consciousness on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• 意識(いしき) (ishiki): consciousness, awareness; the mind
• 無意識(むいしき) (muishiki): unconscious
• 潜在意識(せんざいいしき) (senzai ishiki): the subconscious; a subconscious mind

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN