下意識
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Meanings
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preconscious
Psychoanalytic term for thoughts not currently conscious but accessible. Compare 前意識 (ぜんいしき), a synonym also used in Freudian contexts.
See also: 前意識
Freud made the concept of the preconscious an important element of psychoanalysis.
Memories in the preconscious can be brought into consciousness with effort.