Meaning
自我 (じが, jiga) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “self, the ego”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 10
彼は早くに自我意識が芽生えた
He developed self-awareness at an early age.
私は自我が少し強い。
My ego is a little strong.
超自我はわれわれの良心を示す。
The superego represents our conscience.
彼らは喜びのあまりすっかり自我をわすれた。
They were quite beside themselves with joy.
個人心理のレベルでは、日本人は自我の形成が弱い。
Japanese people have weak ego-strength at the level of individual psychology.
自殺の決意を彼女の自我の芽生えと評価する向きもある。
Some people appreciate her resolution of committing suicide as the awakening of self-awareness.
自己の善根を仏果に向け、自我への執着を除去しようとする。
The charity one pursues is turned to Buddhahood to remove self-obsession.
大林太良はこの神に「第二の自我」を見、吉田敦彦は双生児的な関係を指摘している。
Taryo OBAYASHI finds 'the second self' and Atsuhiko YOSHIDA points out a twin-like relation.
自我意識が残る限り成仏は不可能とすれば、自我意識の払拭は自己自らでは不可能となる。
Assuming that it is impossible to attain Buddhahood as long as there is ego-consciousness, it will be impossible to remove the ego-consciousness by oneself.
眼鏡と同じように、真の自我にとっては用具にすぎず、また真の自我にとっては異質なもでしかないのです。
is quite as much the instrument of the true self, and also as foreign to the true self, as the glass is.'