識
discriminating · know · write
Details
Stroke Order
Component Breakdown
speech + 戠
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of words and phonetic. Identifying with words.
Symbolism
Consciousness, knowledge, recognition. Represents knowing.
Spiritual Meaning
The consciousness aggregate of Five Skandhas. Refers to mental awareness; in Yogācāra thought, forms the epistemological basis as "consciousness-only."
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Living in the present
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
潜在意識
せんざいいしき
subconsciousness; the subconscious; subconsciousness
意識朦朧
いしきもうろう
being in a hazy state; being only half conscious; feeling dopey; being in a hazy state
博学多識
はくがくたしき
erudition and extensive knowledge; erudition and extensive knowledge
博識多才
はくしきたさい
wide knowledge and versatile talents; profound learning and varied attainments; wide knowledge and versatile talents
博覧多識
はくらんたしき
erudition and extensive knowledge; widely read and well-informed; erudition and extensive knowledge
無学無識
むがくむしき
illiterate and ignorant; uneducated and lacking in wisdom and discernment; illiterate and ignorant
不知不識
ふちふしき
being unaware of what one is doing; being unaware of what one is doing
Proverbs & Idioms
識者は言を慎む
しきしゃはげんをつつしむ
The wise are careful with words
Knowledgeable people speak cautiously