Japanese symbol for “perceiving”
自覚
じかく
Romaji: jikaku
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); consciousness; realization
In Japanese, perceiving is 自覚, read じかく (jikaku).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); consciousness; realization
- n, vi, vs perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); sensing; feeling
- n, vi, vs self-consciousness (phil)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “perceiving”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 感受 | かんじゅ kanju | being receptive (to); being susceptible (to); responding to (a stimulus) |
| 看取 | かんしゅ kanshu | seeing through; perceiving; noticing |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 自分 | じぶん jibun | myself; yourself; oneself |
| 自身 | じしん jishin | (one's) self; oneself; yourself |
| 自由 | じゆう jiyuu | freedom; liberty |
| 自然 | しぜん shizen | nature |
| 自己 | じこ jiko | self; oneself |
| 自動 | じどう jidou | automatic |
| 感覚 | かんかく kankaku | sense; sensation; feeling |
| 覚え | おぼえ oboe | memory; sense; experience |
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