エゴego

Common
Definitions
  1. nounego
    この問題もんだいは、アイドルのエゴとヲタのエゴの衝突しょうとつだ。↗
    This problem is the clash of the idol's and obsessive fan's egos.
  2. nounegoism
  3. nounegoist
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym自我じがNeutralThe self or self-awareness, used mostly in psychology and philosophy; also in 「自我が強い」. 「エゴ」 more often implies selfishness.
  • Synonym我がWrittenA pre-noun word meaning 'my' or 'our', as in 「わが国」. It only marks possession, with no sense of self or selfishness; a written/formal word.
  • Related我がWrittenA pre-noun word meaning 'my' or 'our', as in 「わが国」. It only marks possession, with no sense of self or selfishness; a written/formal word.
  • Related主我しゅがWrittenThe self as the subject; can also mean an attitude of putting one's own interests first. Very rare, philosophical and written; in daily speech say 「自我」 or 「エゴ」.
  • Antonym無私むしWrittenFree of selfish motives and personal gain or loss, as in 「無私の精神」. The opposite of the selfish 「エゴ」; a written/formal word.
  • Antonym利他りたWrittenActing with others' interests put first, as in 「利他主義」. The opposite of the self-interested 「エゴ」; a written/formal word.

For selfishness or putting yourself first, 「エゴ」 is the usual choice, as in 「人間のエゴ」. 「エゴ」 can also mean the ego in psychology, a sense also often expressed with 「自我」. The antonyms are 「利他」 and 「無私」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 自分自身じぶんじしんの心こころや意識いしき。心理学しんりがくで、自我じがのこと。
  2. 自分じぶんの利益りえきや欲望よくぼうを最優先さいゆうせんにする考え方かんがえかた。
  3. 自分じぶんのことばかり優先ゆうせんする人ひと。自分勝手じぶんかってな人ひと。
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