Expressions 不ふ 覚かく にも unintentionally; in spite of oneself; though one didn't mean to 不ふ 覚かく を 取と る suffer an embarrassing defeat; make a blunder Kanji 覚 memorize, learn, remember Related words 失しっ 敗ぱい 失敗 is a general word for failure or mistake, while 不覚 emphasizes a personal lapse or oversight, often with regret.
失しっ 態たい 失態 refers to a disgraceful blunder or scandal, often in a social or professional context, whereas 不覚 is more about a personal failure in judgment.
Word family shallow thinker; indecisive person
tears shed in spite of oneself; involuntary tears
unconscious; blacked out; having no memory of one's actions
pitcher's misjudgment; mistake pitch
Etymology From Middle Chinese 不覚 (bjuw kæwk, literally 'not awake/aware'). The kanji 不 (not) and 覚 (awake, perceive) combine to mean 'unawareness' or 'failure to realize', which extended to 'blunder' in Japanese.
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