Japanese symbol for “unconsciousness”
無意識
むいしき
Romaji: muishiki
unconsciousness
In Japanese, unconsciousness is 無意識, read むいしき (muishiki).
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Meanings
- n unconsciousness
- adj-na, adj-no unconscious; involuntary; automatic; mechanical; unintentional; spontaneous
- n the unconscious (psyanal)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “unconsciousness”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不覚 | ふかく fukaku | unconsciousness |
| 意識不明 | いしきふめい ishikifumei | (state of) unconsciousness |
| 人事不省 | じんじふせい jinjifusei | unconsciousness |
| 前後不覚 | ぜんごふかく zengofukaku | unconsciousness; having no recollection of one's actions |
| 昏迷 | こんめい konmei | stupefaction; stupor; unconsciousness |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 無料 | むりょう muryou | free (of charge); gratuitous |
| 無理 | むり muri | unreasonable; unnatural; unjustifiable |
| 無事 | ぶじ buji | safety; security; peace |
| 無駄 | むだ muda | futility; waste; uselessness |
| 無線 | むせん musen | radio (communication) |
| 無理やり | むりやり muriyari | forcibly; by force; against one's will |
| 意味 | いみ imi | meaning; significance; sense |
| 注意 | ちゅうい chuui | attention; notice; heed |
| 意識 | いしき ishiki | consciousness |
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