🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

自己検証

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jiko kenshō

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Self-Examining/ˌsɛlf ɪɡˈzæmɪnɪŋ/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"彼女は自己検証を通じて自分の感情を理解しようとした。"

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Characterized by the act of examining one's own thoughts, feelings, or motivations.

    "She engaged in self-examining practices to better understand her emotional responses."
  2. 2

    Pertaining to the process of self-reflection and critical analysis of oneself.

    "His self-examining nature led him to make significant personal changes."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'self-examining' is derived from the combination of 'self', originating from Old English 'seolf', meaning 'one's own', and 'examining', which comes from the Latin 'examinare', meaning 'to weigh' or 'to test'. The phrase evolved to describe the act of introspection or self-reflection, particularly in psychological contexts.

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