エゴ

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Meanings

Refers to the self, especially in psychological or philosophical contexts, or one's sense of self-importance.

from Latin

abbreviation

Abbreviation of エゴイズム; used for selfish attitudes or behavior.

エゴが強つよいto have a strong ego / to be very self-centered
彼かれはエゴが強つよくて、人ひとの意い見けんをなかなか聞きかない。
He has a strong ego and rarely listens to others' opinions.
エゴをむき出だしにするto openly display one's selfishness
交こう渉しょうの場ばでエゴをむき出だしにするのは得とく策さくではない。
Openly showing your selfishness during negotiations is not a good strategy.
〈人ひと〉のエゴsomeone's ego/selfishness
親おやのエゴで子こ供どもの進しん路ろを決きめるべきではない。
You shouldn't decide a child's future path based on the parent's selfish ego.

自じ我がN1sense 1
自我 is the standard Japanese term for the psychological self, while エゴ is the casual loanword often used with a slightly negative or self-centered connotation.
エゴイズム sense 2
エゴイズム is the full loanword for 'egoism'; エゴ is its common shortened form used in everyday speech.
エゴイスト sense 3
エゴイスト is the full loanword for 'egoist'; エゴ can be used as its shortened, more casual equivalent when referring to a selfish person.

利り他た sense 2
利他 describes acting for others' benefit, the opposite of エゴ's self-centered, selfish attitude.

自じ己こN1sense 1
自己 is a neutral term for 'self' used in compounds like 自己紹介, whereas エゴ carries a self-centered or egotistic nuance.

From Latin 'ego', meaning 'I' or 'self', borrowed into Japanese via Western psychology and philosophy.