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意識不明 (ishikifumei) Japanese meaning: unconsciousness | Kotomora
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He is in critical condition and unconscious after the accident.
An unconscious patient was brought in.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 が 意い 識しき 不ふ 明めい になる for someone to become/fall unconscious
The driver fell unconscious in the accident.
意い 識しき 不ふ 明めい の 重じゅう 体たい critically injured and unconscious
The injured person was taken to the hospital critically ill and unconscious.
〈 人ひと 〉 を 意い 識しき 不ふ 明めい の 状じょう 態たい で 発はっ 見けん する to find someone in an unconscious state
意い 識しき 不ふ 明めい のまま 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 に 運はこ ばれる to be taken to (a place) while still unconscious
Kanji 識 discriminating, know, write Related words 昏睡 describes a deep, prolonged coma-like unconsciousness, while 意識不明 is the general term used for any loss of consciousness, however brief.
気絶 refers to a brief fainting spell from shock, pain, or fear, whereas 意識不明 is often more serious and used in medical/emergency contexts.
失神 is a slightly literary/medical word for fainting or losing consciousness, close in meaning to 気絶, while 意識不明 emphasizes the resulting unresponsive state rather than the act of losing consciousness.
Etymology Compound of 意識 (consciousness) and 不明 (unknown, unclear). The term is a straightforward Sino-Japanese compound used in modern medical and journalistic contexts.
The police found the man unconscious.
She was taken to the hospital while still unconscious.
