自覚

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
かく
Grade: 4
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
自覺 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [d͡ʑika̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

    Noun

    ()(かく) • (jikaku) 

    1. (Buddhism) "higher mind": one of the three divisions of the Noble Eightfold Path, equivalent to समाधि (samādhi)
    2. self-consciousness, self-awareness
      (こく)(みん)としての()(かく)(ひつ)(よう)だ。
      Kokumin toshite no jikaku ga hitsuyō da.
      (Self-)Awareness as citizens of the nation is required. → We need to be aware of our national identity.

    Verb

    ()(かく)する • (jikaku suru) transitive suru (stem ()(かく) (jikaku shi), past ()(かく)した (jikaku shita))

    1. to become aware of, to notice, to realize

    Conjugation

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