認識

See also: 认识

Chinese
to recognize; to know; to admit
 
to record; write a footnote; to know; knowledge
trad. (認識) 認 識
simp. (认识) 认 识
anagram 識認／识认

Pronunciation

Verb

認識

  1. (Mandarin) to know (somebody); to be acquainted with
    他是通過電腦紅娘認識他妻子的。 [MSC, trad.]
    他是通过电脑红娘认识他妻子的。 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā shì tōngguò diànnǎo hóngniáng rènshi tā qīzi de. [Pinyin]
    He met his wife through a computer dating agency.
  2. to recognize (somebody or something)
    好像他根本就不認識周圍的任何人。 [MSC, trad.]
    好像他根本就不认识周围的任何人。 [MSC, simp.]
    Hǎoxiàng tā gēnběn jiù bù rènshi zhōuwéi de rènhé rén. [Pinyin]
    It seems he does not recognize any people around him.
  3. to know; to understand; to be familiar with
    你認識所有的字母嗎？ [MSC, trad.]
    你认识所有的字母吗？ [MSC, simp.]
    Nǐ rènshi suǒyǒu de zìmǔ ma? [Pinyin]
    Do you know your ABCs?
    你不認識字嗎？ / 你不认识字吗？  ―  Nǐ bù rènshi zì ma?  ―  Can't you read?
  4. to be aware of; to appreciate
    現在越來越多的人認識到環境保護的重要性。 [MSC, trad.]
    现在越来越多的人认识到环境保护的重要性。 [MSC, simp.]
    Xiànzài yuèláiyuè duō de rén rènshi dào huánjìngbǎohù de zhòngyàoxìng. [Pinyin]
    Now more and more people are aware of the importance of environmental protection.

Usage notes

The sense "to be aware of; to appreciate" is often followed by the verb 到 (dào).

Synonyms
Synonyms of 認識
Dialectal synonyms of 認識 (“to know (somebody)”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 認識
Mandarin Beijing 認識
Taiwan 認識
Cantonese Guangzhou 識得, 識
Hong Kong 識得, 識
Yangjiang 識得, 識
Hakka Miaoli (N. Sixian) 識
Liudui (S. Sixian) 識
Hsinchu (Hailu) 識
Dongshi (Dabu) 識
Hsinchu (Raoping) 識
Yunlin (Zhao'an) 識
Min Dong Fuzhou 捌, 捌傳
Min Nan Xiamen 捌
Quanzhou 捌
Zhangzhou 捌
Taipei 捌
Kaohsiung 捌
Tainan 捌
Taichung 捌
Hsinchu 捌
Lukang 捌
Sanxia 捌
Yilan 捌
Kinmen 捌
Magong 捌
Penang 捌
Chaozhou 捌
Shantou 捌
Haikou 捌
Leizhou 捌
Wu Wuxi 認識
Wenzhou 識

Noun

認識

  1. knowledge; understanding; cognition
    認識過程 / 认识过程  ―  rènshi guòchéng  ―  cognitive process

Derived terms
  • 感性認識／感性认识

See also

Japanese
Kanji in this term
認 識
にん
Grade: 6		 しき
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Etymology

From Old Japanese compound 認識 (nyinH syik, literally “know, recognize; know, remember”). Compare modern Mandarin rènshi, Min Dong nêng-sék.

Pronunciation

Noun

認識 (hiragana にんしき, rōmaji ninshiki)

  1. recognition, awareness
  2. understanding
    その認識 (にんしき)で正 (ただ)しいと思 (おも)う。
    Sono ninshiki de tadashii to omou.
    I believe you are correct.
    (literally, “I believe your understanding is correct.”)
  3. (computing) recognition
    音 (おん)声 (せい)認識 (にんしき)
    onsei ninshiki
    speech recognition

Compounds

Verb

認識する (transitive, hiragana にんしきする, rōmaji ninshiki suru)

  1. to recognize something, to be aware of something
  2. to understand something
  3. (computing) to recognize something

Conjugation
Conjugation of "認識する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形) 認識し にんしきし ninshiki shi
Continuative (連用形) 認識し にんしきし ninshiki shi
Terminal (終止形) 認識する にんしきする ninshiki suru
Attributive (連体形) 認識する にんしきする ninshiki suru
Hypothetical (仮定形) 認識すれ にんしきすれ ninshiki sure
Imperative (命令形) 認識せよ¹
認識しろ²		 にんしきせよ¹
にんしきしろ²		 ninshiki seyo¹
ninshiki shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 認識される にんしきされる ninshiki sareru
Causative 認識させる
認識さす		 にんしきさせる
にんしきさす		 ninshiki saseru
ninshiki sasu
Potential 認識できる にんしきできる ninshiki dekiru
Volitional 認識しよう にんしきしよう ninshiki shiyō
Negative 認識しない にんしきしない ninshiki shinai
Negative continuative 認識せず にんしきせず ninshiki sezu
Formal 認識します にんしきします ninshiki shimasu
Perfective 認識した にんしきした ninshiki shita
Conjunctive 認識して にんしきして ninshiki shite
Hypothetical conditional 認識すれば にんしきすれば ninshiki sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean
Hanja in this term
認識

Noun

認識 • (insik) (hangeul 인식)

  1. Hanja form? of 인식 (“recognition”).

Vietnamese
Hán tự in this word
認識

Noun

認識

  1. Hán tự form of nhận thức (“awareness”).
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