noun
superego
Psychoanalytic term for the moral component of the psyche, often contrasted with 自我 (ego) and イド (id).
フロイトの理論では、超自我は道徳的な規範を司る。
In Freud's theory, the superego governs moral standards.
Refers to the id, the instinctual and primal part of the psyche.
Compound of 超 (chō, 'super-') and 自我 (jiga, 'ego'), a direct translation of the German 'Über-Ich' or English 'superego'.