Meaning of 意識 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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意識JLPT 3
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Kana Readingいしき
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Romajiishiki
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
- Meaning
- consciousness
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- awareness; sense
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- Parts of speech
- Buddhist term
- Meaning
- mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
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Example Sentences
意識, いしき used in context
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見つけたのは僕です。意識を喪っていたので、保健室に運びました。
It was I who found her. She'd lost consciousness so I carried her to the infirmary.
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人間は、自分でそれを意識しているといないとにかかわらず、幸福を追求し続けています。
Human beings, whether they realise it or not, continually seek happiness.
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My mother blacked out on seeing the scene of the accident.
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She came to her senses in hospital.
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彼女は大勢の少年たちに凝視されているのを意識していたと思う。
I think she was conscious of being stared at by many boys.
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She blacked out on seeing the scene of the accident.
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