意い識しき朦もう朧ろう

Meanings

taru-adjective, adverb taking the 'to' particle

hazy consciousness; half-conscious; dopey

Describes a state of clouded or dim consciousness, often due to illness, injury, exhaustion, or intoxication. Used as a たる adjective or adverbially with と.

熱ねつで意い識しき朦もう朧ろうとしている。
I'm in a hazy state of consciousness due to the fever.
事じ故この後あと、彼かれは意い識しき朦もう朧ろうとしたまま病びょう院いんに運はこばれた。
After the accident, he was taken to the hospital while only half conscious.

Kanji

意idea, mind, heart
識discriminating, know, write
朦dim, obscure
朧haziness, dreaminess, gloom

Related words

朦もう朧ろう
朦朧 alone means dim, hazy, or obscure, often used for vision or consciousness. 意識朦朧 specifically refers to hazy consciousness.
意い識しき不ふ明めい
意識不明 means unconscious or in a coma, a more severe state than 意識朦朧, which implies partial consciousness.

Built from

意い識しき+朦もう朧ろう

Written forms

意い識しき朦もう朧ろう
Standard kanji spelling; 朦朧 is a rare kanji pair but commonly used in this yojijukugo.
意い識しきもうろう
Kana-mixed spelling, often used when the kanji 朦朧 is considered difficult or obscure.

Etymology

Yojijukugo composed of 意識 (consciousness) and 朦朧 (dim, hazy). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination directly expresses a clouded state of awareness.