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アイデンティティ (aidentiti) Japanese meaning: identity | Kotomora
アイデンティティ also: あいでんてぃてぃー · あいでんててぃ
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深ふか
く
考かんが
え
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While studying abroad, she thought deeply about her own identity.
That logo represents the company's identity.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 のアイデンティティを 確かく 立りつ する to establish one's identity
He established his own identity through studying abroad.
アイデンティティを 失うしな う to lose one's sense of identity
After moving abroad, he felt like he had lost his sense of identity.
アイデンティティが 揺ゆ らぐ one's identity is shaken or destabilized
The sudden change in environment shook his sense of identity.
〈 事こと 〉 としてのアイデンティティ one's identity as (a member of a group, category, etc.)
She values her identity as a Japanese person.
Related words 自己同一性 is the formal, academic term for identity used in psychology and philosophy, while アイデンティティ is the everyday loanword used in casual and media contexts.
個性 emphasizes a person's unique traits and personality, whereas アイデンティティ refers more broadly to one's core sense of self or group belonging.
Don't confuse with 身元 refers to a person's identity in the administrative sense (name, address, background, as checked by police or officials), while アイデンティティ concerns one's inner sense of self.
Word family identity crisis
identity politics
Written forms アイデンティティ Usage 83%
Common katakana spelling; this is a high-priority form.
アイデンティティー Usage 17%
Common variant with a final long-vowel mark; also high priority.
Etymology Written in katakana. No etymological language of origin is specified. It is used for the abstract concept expressed by English 'identity'.