良心(りょうしん)

りょうしん
noun
conscience
1. conscience, moral sense
The inner sense of right and wrong that guides a person's actions. Used similarly to the English word "conscience" in both everyday and formal contexts.
良心(りょうしん)が痛(いた)む。
My conscience hurts.
良心(りょうしん)に従(したが)って行動(こうどう)すべきだ。
You should act according to your conscience.
彼(かれ)は良心(りょうしん)の呵責(かしゃく)に耐(た)えられず、全(すべ)てを告白(こくはく)した。
Unable to bear the pangs of conscience, he confessed everything.

USAGE:
Note the homophone 両親(りょうしん) (parents) — context usually makes the distinction clear.

良心(りょうしん) is used in similar expressions as English "conscience": it can ache (痛(いた)む), prick (咎(とが)める), or cause torment (呵責(かしゃく)). The expression 良心的(りょうしんてき) (conscientious) is commonly used to describe fair pricing or honest business practices.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 良心(りょうしん)が痛(いた)む: to feel pangs of conscience
  • 良心(りょうしん)が咎(とが)める: to have a guilty conscience
  • 良心(りょうしん)の呵責(かしゃく): pangs of conscience, remorse
  • 良心的(りょうしんてき)な価格(かかく): fair/reasonable price
  • 良心(りょうしん)に従(したが)う: to follow one's conscience
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