# 識 be conscious

言 (say) + (sentry) Same-ON
★★★★☆
19 strokes
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## Onyomi

SHIKI | SHE KEEPS knocking me unconscious.

## Mnemonic

| My consciousness is a sentry that watches over everything I say.

## Jukugo

知識(ちしき) | knowledge ★★★☆☆ 知 (know) + 識 (be conscious) = 知識 (knowledge)
意識(いしき) のある | awareness ★★☆☆☆ 意 (meaning) + 識 (be conscious) = 意識 (awareness) to have an awareness or be conscious of something- women are conscious of potential rapists in an everyday, peripheral way that men are not. Hippies are environmentally conscious. That's ishiki.

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
職 | employment | EAR | 耳
識 | be conscious | SAY | 言
織 | organization / weave | STRING | 糸

You HEAR about employment opportunities with your EAR,

but you have to be conscious what you SAY in the job interview.

If you get the job, you're bound to the organization with social STRING.

## Synonyms

idea, notion 意識 観念 現象
self aware, self conscious 意識 てれる 自覚
sign, symbol, mark 標識 記号 象徴 印 符号 暗号