自我

• 読み: じが
• ローマ字: jiga
• 漢字の分解: 自 (ji/shi) — self; 我 (ga/ware) — I, ego
• 発音: /dʑi.ɡa/

意味

Ego; the self; one's sense of individual identity.

A philosophical and psychological term referring to the conscious self or ego. Used in both academic contexts (Freudian psychology, philosophy) and everyday language to describe someone's sense of self. Common expressions include 自我が芽生える (ego awakens), 自我が強い (strong ego), and 自我に目覚める (to become self-aware).

例文

1. 思春期は自我が芽生える大切な時期だ。
2. 強い自我を持つことは大切だが協調性も必要だ。
3. 彼は自我の強い人で自分の意見を曲げない。

使い方ガイド

場面: psychology, child development, philosophy

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 自 (ji, self) + 我 (ga, I/ego). Both kanji refer to the self, creating an emphatic term for personal identity. Influenced by Western philosophical concepts of the ego when adopted into modern Japanese psychology.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal