認識

See also: 认识

Chinese
to recognize; to know; to admit
 
to record; write a footnote; to know
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 (transitive)

  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?
    我們解決一個問題必先認識這個問題的本質。 [MSC, trad.]
    我们解决一个问题必先认识这个问题的本质。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒmen jiějué yīge wèntí bì xiān rènshi zhè ge wèntí de běnzhì. [Pinyin]
    To solve a problem we must first understand its nature.
  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
  • (to know somebody):
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
Singapore 認識
Cantonese Guangzhou 識得, 識
Hong Kong 識得, 識
Zhongshan (Shiqi) 識
Yangjiang 識得, 識
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) 識
Singapore (Guangfu) 識
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) 識得
Hakka Meixian 識, 識得
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 識
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 識
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 識
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 識
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 識
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 識
Senai (Huiyang) 識
Jin Taiyuan 認得
Eastern Min Fuzhou 捌, 捌傳
Southern Min Xiamen 捌
Quanzhou 捌
Shishi 捌
Zhangzhou 捌
Taipei 捌
New Taipei (Sanxia) 捌
Kaohsiung 捌
Yilan 捌
Changhua (Lukang) 捌
Taichung 捌
Tainan 捌
Hsinchu 捌
Kinmen 捌
Penghu (Magong) 捌
Penang (Hokkien) 捌
Singapore (Hokkien) 捌
Manila (Hokkien) 捌
Chaozhou 捌
Shantou 捌
Shantou (Chenghai) 捌
Jieyang 捌
Bangkok (Teochew) 捌
Johor Bahru (Teochew) 捌
Singapore (Teochew) 捌
Leizhou 捌
Wenchang 捌
Haikou 捌
Singapore (Hainanese) 捌
Zhongshan Min Shaxi (Longdu) 捌, 捌得
Wu Shanghai 認得, 相熟 dated
Suzhou 認得
Wuxi 認識
Wenzhou 識

Noun

認識

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

Synonyms

Derived terms

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／认识 (nyinH syik, literally “know, recognize; know, remember”). Compare modern Mandarin rènshi, Eastern Min nêng-sék.

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) にんしき [nìńshíkí] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
  • IPA(key): [ɲ̟ĩɰ̃ɕi̥kʲi]

Noun

認(にん)識(しき) • (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
    音声(おんせい)認識(にんしき)
    onsei ninshiki
    speech recognition

Derived terms

Verb

認(にん)識(しき)する • (ninshiki suru) transitive suru (stem 認(にん)識(しき)し (ninshiki shi), past 認(にん)識(しき)した (ninshiki shita))

  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.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 認識し にんしきし ninshiki shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 認識し にんしきし ninshiki shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 認識する にんしきする ninshiki suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 認識する にんしきする ninshiki suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 認識すれ にんしきすれ ninshiki sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 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. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →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
chữ Hán Nôm in this term
認識

Noun

認識

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