What is the Kanji for "Spiritually awakened" and "Comprehension"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Spiritually awakened" and "Comprehension", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Spiritually awakened" and "Comprehension" is "悟".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Sato".

Its onyomi reading is "Go".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The component "忄" . And The component "吾" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "悟" mean in japanese?

"悟" means "Spiritually awakened" and "Comprehension".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N1 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

覚悟: "Determination" or "Resolve". The noun '覚悟 (かくご)' means 'determination' or 'resolve'. It refers to a firm decision or state of readiness to face a challenging situation, difficulty, or unpleasant outcome. It implies a sense of commitment and the willingness to accept the consequences of one's actions. For example: He has the determination to overcome this obstacle - (彼はこの障害を乗り越える覚悟がある). I'm prepared to face the consequences with resolute determination - (私はその結果に対する覚悟がある).

悟る: "Realize". The Japanese verb '悟る (さとる)' means 'to realize'. This verb expresses the moment of sudden understanding or enlightenment, often in regards to a profound truth or philosophical concept. It can be used to describe realizing the meaning of life, achieving a higher state of consciousness, or grasping an important principle. For example: He realized the true nature of the universe - (彼は宇宙の真の本質を悟った). I realized my mistakes and changed my ways - (私は自分の過ちを悟って行動を改めた).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "ご" is read as "go". The hiragana "さ" is read as "sa". And The hiragana "と" is read as "to".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.