Illustration: At an apartment entrance, a resident pauses halfway through opening an umbrella taken from the communal stand. They notice a conspicuous stitched repair near its tip and look immediately toward an identical repair on the umbrella held by their neighbor.

JLPT N2suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

認にん識しき

ninshiki

to recognize, to be aware of

Example sentences

公僕こうぼくも人間にんげんであること、また、人間にんげんである以上過いじょうあやまちを犯おかす可能性かのうせいがあることを、彼かれは認識にんしきしている。
He realizes that public officials are human, and that as human beings they are capable of misjudgement.
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赤あかん坊ぼうには善悪ぜんあくが認識にんしき出来できない。
A baby has no knowledge of good and evil.
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世界せかいは彼かれを認識にんしきしていなかった。
The world did not recognize him.
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Kanji in 認識

認recognize; acknowledgeOnニンKunみとめる・したためる
識discriminating; knowOnシキKunしる・しるす

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