覚
覚·remember, wake, sense
- On-yomi
- カク
- Kun-yomi
- おぼえるさめるさます
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 覚える | おぼえる | to memorize, to learn |
| 目が覚める | めがさめる | to wake up |
| 感覚 | かんかく | sense, feeling |
| 覚悟 | かくご | readiness, resolve |
Example sentences
新しい漢字を毎日十個覚えます。
あたらしいかんじをまいにちじゅっこおぼえます。
I memorize ten new kanji every day.
今朝は六時に目が覚めました。
けさはろくじにめがさめました。
I woke up at six this morning.
寒すぎて足の感覚がなくなった。
さむすぎてあしのかんかくがなくなった。
It was so cold that I lost the feeling in my feet.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Mixing up 覚える (to commit to memory) with 思い出す (to recall something you already learned)
- Reading 覚悟 as *かくおう; it is かくご
Memory aid
Picture it
The 'study' top over 見 (to see) — you learn by seeing, and your eyes open when you wake.
Vocabulary using this kanji
- 目が覚めるめがさめるto wake up
- 覚めるさめるto wake up, sober up
- 覚ますさますto wake, awaken
- 覚悟かくごreadiness, resolve, being prepared (for the worst)
- 感覚かんかくsense, sensation, feeling, intuition for something
- 覚えるおぼえるto memorize
- 目覚まし時計めざましどけいalarm clock
- 覚悟するかくごするto be mentally prepared for (something bad), to resolve to accept
- 錯覚するさっかくするto be under an illusion, to misperceive
- 自覚するじかくするto be aware of, to realize (one's own state)
- 目覚ましいめざましいremarkable; spectacular
- 目覚しめざましalarm clock (abbreviation of 目覚し時計); something that wakes you up
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