識 be conscious

言 (say) +

(sentry) Same-ON

★★★★☆

19 strokes

BETA

Onyomi

SHIKI

SHE KEEPS knocking me unconscious.

My consciousness is a sentry that watches over everything I say.

Jukugo

知識(ちしき)

knowledge ★★★☆☆
知 (know) + 識 (be conscious) = 知識 (knowledge)

意識(いしき) のある

awareness ★★☆☆☆
意 (meaning) + 識 (be conscious) = 意識 (awareness)

to have an awareness or be conscious of something- women are conscious of potential rapists in an everyday, peripheral way that men are not. Hippies are environmentally conscious. That's ishiki.

Lookalikes

	Meaning	Hint	Radical
職	employment	EAR	耳
識	be conscious	SAY	言
織	organization / weave	STRING	糸

You HEAR about employment opportunities with your EAR,

but you have to be conscious what you SAY in the job interview.

If you get the job, you're bound to the organization with social STRING.