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自覺

自覺

See also: 自觉

Chinese

 
from; self; oneself; since
 
feel; find that; thinking; awake; aware; a nap; a sleep
trad. (自覺)
simp. (自觉)

Adjective

自覺

  1. self-disciplined; self-motivated; without needing to be told
  2. self-aware

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
かく
Hyōgaiji
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑika̠kɯᵝ]

Noun

自覺 (kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai kanji 自覚, hiragana じかく, romaji jikaku)

  1. (Buddhism) "higher mind": one of the three divisions of the Noble Eightfold Path, equivalent to समाधि (samādhi)
  2. self-consciousness, self-awareness

Verb

自覺する (kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai kanji 自覚, hiragana じかくする, romaji jikaku suru)

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

Conjugation