ego

Japanese: エゴ

(ego, first person singular personal pronoun) ⸨Ego⸩[1]① The self that is distinguished from others as the subject of cognition, will, action, etc. Self. Ego. ※The Ideal of the Commoners in the Tokugawa Period (1892)〈Kitamura Tokoku〉3 "His chivalry valued his ' ego' and did not die or live lightly."② Freud's term. A psychological device that regulates the relationship between the perception of sensory stimuli and physical needs and physical movement. It plays the role of self-preservation. Ego. ③ A self-centered way of thinking or attitude. Also, a person who thinks in this way. Egoist. Egoism. "Regional ego" 〔Modern Terminology Dictionary (1930)〕※Mesa no Apostle (1950)〈Takeda Taijun〉"The guests mixed casualness with rudeness and ego."[2] [Adjective-verb] Abbreviation of "egoistic." ※The Futon (1907) by Katai Tayama, 6: “I’m not so selfish as to bury the woman I love in the mountains for you.”

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Japanese:

(ego 一人称単数の人称代名詞)⸨エゴー⸩[1]① 認識、意欲、行動などの主体として、他と区別される自分。自己。自我。※徳川氏時代の平民的理想（1892）〈北村透谷〉三「彼のシバルリイは『我(エゴー)』を重んじて軽々しく死し軽々しく生きず」② フロイトの用語。感覚の刺激や肉体的要求の知覚と、身体運動との間を調節する心理装置。自己保存の役割を果たす。自我。③ 自分本位の考え方や態度。また、そういう考え方の人。エゴイスト。エゴイズム。「地域エゴ」〔モダン用語辞典（1930）〕※メサの使徒（1950）〈武田泰淳〉「気やすさに無作法とエゴをまぜ加へた客たちは」[2] 〘形動〙「エゴイスティック」の略。※蒲団（1907）〈田山花袋〉六「愛する女を君の為めに山の中に埋もらせるほどエゴーな人間ぢゃありますまい」

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