意識

いしき

consciousness, awareness

Mnemonic

Knowing a thing sharply, with a blade laid beside the sound of it. She is flat on the corridor floor and nobody can tell whether anyone is home. Is she keen いしき: いしき.

Worth knowing

意識を失う is to lose consciousness. It also does awareness of a thing, as in 意識が高い.

Built from

意

idea, mind

音 sound + 心 heart

識

know, discern

言 speech + 音 sound + 戈 halberd

Words sharing these kanji

意味 meaning, significance 用意 preparation, getting ready 意外 unexpected, unforeseen 意見 opinion 注意 care, watch out 意志 will, volition 不意に suddenly, unexpectedly 決意 decision, resolution 知識 knowledge 認識 recognition, acknowledgment

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