🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

認識する

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ninshiki suru

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Recognize/ˈrɛk.əɡ.naɪz/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"私は写真から彼女の顔を認識できます。"

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2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To identify someone or something from previous encounters or knowledge.

    "I can recognize her face from the photos."
  2. 2

    To acknowledge the existence, validity, or legality of something.

    "The government will recognize the new treaty."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'recognize' originates from the Latin 'recognoscere', which means 'to know again'. It entered Middle English through Old French in the late 14th century, evolving to denote the act of identifying someone or something previously known.

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