認知(にんち)

にんち
noun, suru-verb
recognition, cognition, acknowledgment
1. cognition, perception, awareness
The mental process of perceiving, understanding, and knowing. Used in psychology and everyday contexts to refer to how people process and understand information.
認知(にんち)機能(きのう)が低下(ていか)する。
Cognitive function declines.
認知(にんち)バイアスに気(き)をつけよう。
Let's be careful of cognitive bias.
高齢者(こうれいしゃ)の認知(にんち)症(しょう)の予防(よぼう)が社会的(しゃかいてき)な課題(かだい)になっている。
Prevention of dementia in the elderly has become a social issue.
2. recognition, acknowledgment
Officially or publicly recognizing the existence or legitimacy of something. In legal contexts, specifically refers to a father's formal acknowledgment of a child born out of wedlock.
父親(ちちおや)が子(こ)を認知(にんち)した。
The father acknowledged the child.
この問題(もんだい)はようやく社会(しゃかい)に認知(にんち)された。
This issue was finally recognized by society.
認知(にんち)度(ど)を上(あ)げるためにSNSで情報(じょうほう)を発信(はっしん)している。
We post information on social media to raise awareness.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 認知(にんち)症(しょう): dementia (lit. 'cognition illness')
  • 認知(にんち)機能(きのう): cognitive function
  • 認知(にんち)度(ど): level of recognition/awareness
  • 認知(にんち)バイアス: cognitive bias
  • 認知(にんち)科学(かがく): cognitive science

USAGE:
In everyday Japanese, 認知(にんち)症(しょう) (dementia) is by far the most common compound. The word 認知(にんち)度(ど) is frequently used in marketing and media to mean 'brand awareness' or 'recognition level.' The legal sense (acknowledging paternity) is specific to family law but appears in news and dramas.

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