自覚

Japanese

Kanji in this term

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

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) かく [jìkákú] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑika̠kɯ̟]

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 surutransitive suru (stem ()(かく) (jikaku shi), past ()(かく)した (jikaku shita))

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

Conjugation