気きづき

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Meanings

Refers to the act or state of becoming aware of something, often used in contexts of personal insight, mindfulness, or noticing something previously overlooked.

Usage patterns

〈事こと〉に気きづきを得えるto gain an insight/realization about something
この経けい験けんから多おおくの気きづきを得えた。
I gained a lot of insight from this experience.
気きづきがあるto have a realization
研けん修しゅう中ちゅうにいくつか気きづきがあった。
I had several realizations during the training.
〈人ひと〉に気きづきを与あたえるto give someone an insight/realization
先せん生せいの一ひと言ことが生せい徒とに大おおきな気きづきを与あたえた。
The teacher's remark gave the student a major realization.
新あらたな気きづきa new realization/insight
この本ほんを読よんで新あらたな気きづきがあった。
Reading this book gave me a new realization.

Kanji

気spirit, mind, air
付adhere, attach, refer to

Related words

発はっ見けんN4
発見 emphasizes discovering something new or previously unknown, while 気づき emphasizes noticing or becoming aware of something that was already there.
認にん識しきN2
認識 is a more formal, cognitive term for recognizing or understanding something, while 気づき is a softer, everyday word for a personal moment of realization.
洞どう察さつN1
洞察 refers to deep, analytical insight into the nature of something, while 気づき is a lighter, more spontaneous act of noticing.

Don't confuse with

気き付づけ
気づき means an awareness or realization, whereas 気付け refers to reviving someone (e.g. with smelling salts) and is a completely different word despite the similar sound.

Written forms

気きづきUsage89%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
気き付づきUsage11%
Alternate kanji spelling using 付; less common but still encountered.

Etymology

Noun form of the verb 気づく (to notice), derived from 気 (spirit, mind) + 付く (to be attached). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the compound conveys the idea of something 'attaching' to one's mind, i.e., becoming aware.