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覚

Memorize
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingカク
Kun readingおぼ.える、さ.める、さ.ます
JōyōGrade 4Level 17

Verbs with «覚»

覚える自覚する目覚める覚める覚悟する発覚する覚ます
  1. to memorize
  2. to memorise
  3. to commit to memory
  4. to learn by heart
  5. to bear in mind

Popular Usage

覚える覚悟感覚覚ます覚める覚え

Radicals and components

Radical見see
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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schoolhouse · owl · crown (冖) · see · telescope · eye (目) · human legs (儿)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 347

Compound words

覚えるおぼえる
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind
覚悟かくご
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
感覚かんかく
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
覚ますさます
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
覚めるさめる
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to sober up
知覚ちかく
perception; sensation; awareness
目覚ましめざまし
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; early-morning treat (traditionally given to children in some parts of Japan); wake-up sweet
自覚するじかくする
to self-consciousness
覚えおぼえ
memory; sense; experience
幻覚げんかく
hallucination; illusion
錯覚さっかく
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
視覚しかく
(sense of) sight; eyesight; vision
自覚じかく
self-consciousness; self-awareness
触覚しょっかく
sense of touch; tactile; haptic; hair style with long bangs
聴覚ちょうかく
(sense of) hearing; auditory perception
発覚はっかく
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
味覚みかく
(sense of) taste; palate
覚書おぼえがき
memo; memorandum; note; (diplomatic) memorandum
覚醒かくせい
waking up; awakening; arousal; revival; disillusion
見覚えみおぼえ
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
覚醒剤かくせいざい
stimulant (e.g. psychoactive drugs like methamphetamine, ritalin, etc.)
物覚えものおぼえ
memory; ability to learn
目覚めるめざめる
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to become conscious of
目覚ましいめざましい
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular

Kun Reading Examples

残念ですが、あなたの名前をどうしても覚えられない。おぼえる
I'm sorry to say I don't remember your name.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は物覚えが遅い。
He is slow to learn.tatoeba
彼は彼女のことを考えて何時間も目を覚ましたまま横になっていた。
He lay awake for hours thinking about her.tatoeba
秋風を炷き出し、香りを覚える。
Burn Akikaze, and remember its incense.wiki
この巻藁練習で矢を放つ感覚を覚える。
An archer learns the feeling of shooting an arrow through this makiwara practice.wiki
ここにきて大石内蔵助も覚悟を決めた。
After all this, Oishi Kura-no-suke made up his mind to take action.wiki
義弘に従う者たちもみな討死を覚悟した。
All of Yoshihiro's followers had also prepared to die in battle.wiki
女達は目を覚ますなよと言い捨てて消える。
The women disappear, telling him not to wake up.wiki
能覺睡眠 よく睡眠を覚ます - 眠気を覚ます
Nokaku-suimin: Yoku suimin wo Samasu. - To make alertwiki
道林が夢から覚めると、両手の痛みはすっかり消えていた。
When he awoke from his dream, the pain in both hands had completely disappeared.wiki

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Remember; wake. ⺍ + 冖 + 見 (see) — seeing clearly and keeping it in mind; opening your eyes.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 覚

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step