Japanese symbol for “subconsciously”
つい
つい
Romaji: tsui
just (now)
In Japanese, subconsciously is つい (tsui).
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Meanings
- adv just (now)
- adv quite (near)
- adv unintentionally; subconsciously; by mistake; against one's better judgement (judgment)
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.