noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
recognition; awareness; acknowledgement
Used for recognizing, becoming aware of, or acknowledging that something exists or is the case. Often appears as 認知する, 認知している, or 認知される.
会社は事故の発生を認知していた。
The company was aware that the accident had occurred.
この問題はまだ広く認知されていない。
This problem is not yet widely recognized.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
cognition; mental recognition; cognitive function
Psychological or medical use referring to mental processes such as perceiving, knowing, understanding, and judging. Common in compounds such as 認知機能 and 認知心理学.
加齢とともに認知機能が低下することがある。
Cognitive function may decline with age.
認知心理学では、人が情報をどう処理するかを研究する。
Cognitive psychology studies how people process information.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
legal acknowledgement; acknowledgement of parentage
In legal or family contexts, 認知 can mean formally acknowledging a child as one's own. This is a specialized extension of 'acknowledgement.'
彼はその子を自分の子として認知した。
He legally acknowledged the child as his own.