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自ら気づき

English translation: (subject) can notice problems etc by (it)self/is aware of the situation etc

11:29 Nov 11, 2009

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Japanese term or phrase: 自ら気づき

Context:自ら気づきを仕事上で発見、実感する上で、ある程度まで、見せて、指導されているという傾向がうかがえます。

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Li Gang KudoZ activity Questions: 794 (1 open) (1 without valid answers) (24 closed without grading) Answers: 14 China
Local time: 14:56

English translation:(subject) can notice problems etc by (it)self/is aware of the situation etc

Explanation:
BIG problem is that original source Japanese seems to be generated by the machine translation... barely making any sense. (I'm Japanese native.)

Still, when Japanese people put 'assessment' that "Someone has the capacity/inclination for 自ら気付く” means:

If there is something wrong in front of that person, that person can notice it by oneself. Doesn't have to wait for until someone points that out = she/he is always aware of the situation or what's going on - etc.

Usually this is what that expression - 自ら気付く（ことができる） means. It's complete opposite of self-awareness.

Selected response from:

Akio
United States
Local time: 01:56

Grading comment

Selected automatically based on peer agreement.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided
5 +3	(subject) can notice problems etc by (it)self/is aware of the situation etc	Akio
4	own ability to discern	sumirec
3 +1	self consciousness/ self awareness	guixixi

Answers

26 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

self consciousness/ self awareness

Explanation:
sounds more like an aptitude to show initiative to me....

guixixi
Italy
Local time: 07:56
Native speaker of:

Chinese

12 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

(subject) can notice problems etc by (it)self/is aware of the situation etc

Akio
United States
Local time: 01:56
Native speaker of:

Japanese
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

14 hrs confidence:

own ability to discern

Explanation:
I believe this is in context of OJT (on-the-job training) and will answer based on that (if not, my answer will probably be way off).

I think the idea here is that through being shown things by others who have more experience/knowledge, a less-experienced person will be able to gain the know-how to notice more aspects (gain a deeper understanding) of the job. (In Japanese labor economics literature, this is tied into the idea of know-how, OJT, kaizen, etc.[refer to Nonaka, I. or any lit on the "toyota-model"])

Based on this, I would translate as:

"By discovering and experiencing their own ability to "discern" (or "notice" or "be aware") on the job, [the person] can observe that [he/she] is being shown, instructed to some degree."

sumirec
United States
Local time: 15:56
Native speaker of:

English,

Japanese

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