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How to say 'Awaken' in Japanese | 覚ます

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The Japanese word for Awaken is 'Samasu', written as 覚ます in Japanese.'Awaken' in hiragana is さます.

    word

    覚ます

    Meaning

    Awaken

    Reading

    さます

    samasu

    Kanji

    覚Remember, Awake

    Explanation

    The Japanese verb '覚ます (さます)' means 'to awaken' or 'to wake someone/something up'. It is often used in the context of bringing someone out of sleep or making someone aware of something. It can also be used metaphorically to describe making someone realize or become conscious of a situation. For example: I woke him up early「彼を早く覚ました」(かれをはやくさました). The loud noise woke me up「大きな音が私を覚ました」(おおきなおとがわたしをさました). This verb is transitive, meaning it requires a direct object (the person or thing being awakened). It is important to distinguish this from the intransitive verb '覚める (さめる)', which means 'to wake up' on its own.

    Part Of Speech

    verb

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    612

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

This word is a godan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 覚ます

This word contains 1 kanji character:

  • kanji

    覚

    Meaning

    Remember, Awake

Hiragana in the Word 覚ます

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

  • hiragana

    ま

    Reading

    Ma

  • hiragana

    す

    Reading

    Su

Words Related to 覚ます Through the Kanji 覚

These 14 Words contain the Kanji 覚 as well.

  • word

    覚える

    Meaning

    Learn, Remember

  • word

    目覚まし時計

    Meaning

    Alarm clock

  • word

    感覚

    Meaning

    Sense, Sensation

  • word

    覚悟

    Meaning

    Resolve

  • word

    自覚

    Meaning

    Awareness

  • word

    目覚ましい

    Meaning

    Remarkable

  • word

    見覚え

    Meaning

    Recognition

  • word

    目覚まし

    Meaning

    Alarm

  • word

    物覚え

    Meaning

    Memory

  • word

    目覚める

    Meaning

    Awaken

  • word

    覚める

    Meaning

    Awaken

  • word

    知覚

    Meaning

    Perception

  • word

    覚え

    Meaning

    Skill, Memory

  • word

    視覚

    Meaning

    Vision

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What does 'Samasu' (覚ます) mean?

'Samasu' means 'Awaken' .

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