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Pronunciation / Transliteration: jiko
"彼女は自己について考える午後を過ごした。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person's essential being that distinguishes them from others, especially considered as the object of introspection or reflexive action.
"She spent the afternoon reflecting on her self and what she truly wanted from life." - 2
The individual as the object of its own reflective consciousness.
"He struggled to understand his self in relation to the expectations of society."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Proto-Germanic *selba- meaning 'self' or 'same', with cognates in Old High German 'selbo' and Gothic 'silba'. Over centuries, it evolved from an emphatic pronoun and adjective into a standalone noun representing an individual's essential identity and consciousness.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Self" is said worldwide
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soi
Transliteration: swa
"Elle a passé l'après-midi à réfléchir sur soi."
Selbst
Transliteration: zelpst
"Er verbrachte den Nachmittag damit, über sein Selbst nachzudenken."
sé
Transliteration: se
"Ha trascorso il pomeriggio a riflettere su sé."
yo
Transliteration: yo
"Pasó la tarde reflexionando sobre su yo."
eu
Transliteration: eu
"Ela passou a tarde refletindo sobre seu eu."
स्वयं
Transliteration: svayam
"उसने अपने स्वयं पर विचार करने में दोपहर बिताई।"
自我
Transliteration: zì wǒ
"她花了一个下午反思自我。"
자아
Transliteration: ja-a
"그녀는 자아에 대해 반성하는 오후를 보냈다."
自己
Transliteration: jiko
"彼女は自己について考える午後を過ごした。"
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