自じ覚かく

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

自覚する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Awareness of one's own situation, role, responsibility, or condition. Often used in contexts of recognizing one's duties, faults, or symptoms.

〈事こと〉を自じ覚かくするto become aware of (a fact about oneself)
彼かれは自じ分ぶんの責せき任にんを自じ覚かくするべきだ。
He should be aware of his own responsibility.
自じ覚かくがある／ないto have / lack self-awareness (about a duty, fault, or condition)
彼かれには自じ分ぶんの立たち場ばに対たいする自じ覚かくがない。
He has no awareness of his own position.
自じ覚かくを持もつto maintain a sense of self-awareness
リーダーとしての自じ覚かくを持もって行こう動どうしてほしい。
I want you to act with awareness of your role as a leader.

意い識しきN3
意識 covers consciousness or awareness in general, while 自覚 specifically refers to recognizing one's own role, fault, or condition.
認にん識しきN2
認識 is objective recognition or understanding of facts, whereas 自覚 is subjective awareness about oneself.
問もん題だい意い識しき
自覚 refers to personal self-awareness of one's own state or responsibility, whereas 問題意識 is directed outward at recognizing societal or professional issues.
痛つう感かんN1
自覚 means becoming aware of one's own state or responsibility, while 痛感 emphasizes how deeply and painfully that awareness is felt.

覚かく悟ごN3
覚悟 means mental preparedness or resolve to face something, while 自覚 means simply being aware of a fact about oneself, and learners confuse the two because both contain 覚.

Sino-Japanese compound: 自 (self) + 覚 (awaken, perceive). The meaning 'self-awareness' is directly derived from the kanji components.