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What is the Kanji for 'Remember' and 'Awake'? | 覚

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for 'Remember' and 'Awake', you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for 'Remember' and 'Awake' is 覚.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Remember, Awake

    Reading

    kunyomi

    sa

    おぼ

    obo

    onyomiかく

    kaku

    Parts

    See

    Example Word

    覚ます: awaken. 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.

    Radical

    Stroke Count

    12

    JLPT

    N3

    Grade

    4

    Frequency

    270

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 1 part:

    kanji

    Meaning

    See

Words Using

This kanji is used in 15 words:

    word

    目覚める

    Meaning

    Awaken

    word

    知覚

    Meaning

    Perception

    word

    覚え

    Meaning

    Skill, Memory

    word

    覚める

    Meaning

    Awaken

    word

    覚ます

    Meaning

    Awaken

    word

    見覚え

    Meaning

    Recognition

    word

    覚悟

    Meaning

    Resolve

    word

    視覚

    Meaning

    Vision

    word

    自覚

    Meaning

    Awareness

    word

    目覚まし時計

    Meaning

    Alarm clock

    word

    目覚ましい

    Meaning

    Remarkable

    word

    目覚まし

    Meaning

    Alarm

    word

    感覚

    Meaning

    Sense, Sensation

    word

    物覚え

    Meaning

    Memory

    word

    覚える

    Meaning

    Learn, Remember

Kanji Related to Through the Part

These 5 kanji contain the part 見 as well.

    kanji

    Meaning

    See, Look

    kanji

    Meaning

    Standard, Regulation

    kanji

    Meaning

    View

    kanji

    Meaning

    Appear, Current

    kanji

    Meaning

    Parent

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What does 覚 mean?

覚 means 'Remember' and 'Awake'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Fourth Grade, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N3 exam.

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