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orientation; awareness of time, place, and person
The cognitive ability to know what day it is, where one is, and who is around. A standard clinical assessment item; its loss (見当識障害) is a hallmark of dementia and other cognitive impairment.
祖母の見当識が低下してきた。
My grandmother's orientation has been declining.
患者の見当識を確認した。
I checked the patient's orientation.
認知症の初期症状として、見当識障害が現れることが多い。
Disorientation often appears as an early symptom of dementia.
Compound of 見当 (rough estimate; bearings) + 識 (consciousness; recognition). Almost exclusively a clinical/medical term — not used about day-to-day getting lost.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 見当識障害: disorientation; orientation impairment
- 時間/場所/人物に対する見当識: orientation to time / place / person
- 見当識が低下する: orientation declines
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 方向感覚: sense of direction — about navigating space, not clinical awareness
- 意識: consciousness — broader; whether one is awake and aware