意識|いしきishiki[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbconsciousness
- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbbecoming aware (of); awareness; sense
- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb, Buddhismmano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 意識する(いしきする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 意識します(いしきします) |
| Negative (nai) | 意識しない(いしきしない) |
| polite (masen) | 意識しません(いしきしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 意識せず・意識せぬ(いしきせず・いしきせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 意識した(いしきした) |
| polite (mashita) | 意識しました(いしきしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 意識しなかった(いしきしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 意識しませんでした(いしきしませんでした) |
| Te form | 意識して(いしきして) |
| Potential | 意識できる(いしきできる) |
| Passive | 意識される(いしきされる) |
| Causative | 意識させる(いしきさせる) |
| Causative passive | 意識させられる(いしきさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 意識すれば(いしきすれば) |
| tara | 意識したら(いしきしたら) |
| Volitional | 意識しよう(いしきしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 意識しましょう(いしきしましょう) |
| Imperative | 意識しろ(いしきしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym自覚じかくNeutralAwareness of one's own position, abilities, or symptoms (「自覚症状」); the object is yourself. 「意識」 also covers noticing outside things or being awake.
- Synonym認識にんしきNeutralGrasping the essence of something (「認識が甘い」); the emphasis is on understanding and judging. 「意識」 stresses noticing or keeping something in mind.
- Related感覚かんかくNeutralHow the senses take in stimuli; also the ability to discern beauty or good from bad (「美的感覚」). 「意識」 is the mind's awareness of things or a waking state.
- Antonym無意識むいしきNeutralLoss of consciousness, or doing something without realizing it (「無意識に」); opposite of 「意識」 as being awake or deliberate.
- Antonym無自覚むじかくNeutralUnaware of one's own words or behavior (「無自覚な発言」); contrasts with 「意識」 on self-awareness and often carries a critical tone.
Use 「意識」 for noticing, paying attention, or being awake; 「自覚」 for knowing your own situation, 「認識」 for understanding the essence of something, and 「感覚」 for what the senses feel. The antonyms 「無意識」 and 「無自覚」 cover unconsciousness and lack of self-awareness.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


