Japanese word

認知

Pronunciation

Romajininchi

Meaning

  • nouncognition

Example

人間の認知には個人差があります。nin gen no nin chi ni wa ko jin sa ga a ri ma su

Human cognition varies from person to person.

Illustration for 認知 (cognition)

More examples

睡眠不足は、認知機能に影響を与えます。sui min fu soku wa nin chi ki nō ni ei kyō o ata e ma su

Lack of sleep affects cognitive function.

Core concept

Covers the mental process of taking in information, understanding it, and forming judgments about it.

Common phrases

  • 認知機能nin chi ki nō

    cognitive function

  • 認知能力nin chi nō ryoku

    cognitive ability

  • 認知の発達nin chi no hat tatsu

    cognitive development

Similar words

認識ninshiki: Awareness or understanding of a person, thing, or fact.
知覚chikaku: The process of receiving information through the senses.
理解rikai: The process of grasping the meaning of information or ideas.
判断handan: The process of forming a decision or opinion from information.

Definition in Japanese

物事を知覚し、理解し、判断する心の働き。mono goto o chi kaku shi ri kai shi han dan su ru kokoro no hatara ki

Word origin

認 (nin, "recognize") and 知 (chi, "know") form a Sino-Japanese compound for the mental process of knowing and recognizing something.

Usage tips

  • In Japanese academic writing, 認知 (ninchi) appears in 認知心理学 (ninchi shinrigaku), the established term for cognitive psychology, linking the word to the study of mental processes.

Other meanings

  • recognitionnoun
  • awarenessnoun

Related words

  • 認知的ninchitekicognitivena-adjective

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