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醒

awake
Stroke count: 16

Readings

On readingセイ
Kun readingさ.ます、さ.める
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. awake
    おそらく自分には半覚醒の時間があり、そのため１日を短く感じている。It's quite possible that there are times I am half awake, and thus the day feels shorter.tatoeba
    油醒ヶ井堀川の水Abura-Samegai-Horikawa no Mizuwiki
  2. be disillusioned
  3. sober up
  4. awakeningRtK

Radicals and components

Radical酉wine
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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whiskey bottle · star · sun (日) · day (日) · life · This is Your Life · cell · drop (丶) · grow up

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1677

Compound words

覚醒かくせい
waking up; awakening; arousal; revival; disillusion
覚醒剤かくせいざい
stimulant (e.g. psychoactive drugs like methamphetamine, ritalin, etc.)
興醒めきょうざめ
spoiled fun
醒ますさます
to awaken
醒めるさめる
to wake
興醒めるきょうざめる
to lose interest
寝醒めるねざめる
to wake up
酔い醒めよいざめ
recovering from intoxication
目醒しいめざましい
remarkable
目醒めるめざめる
to wake up

Additional Examples

油醒ヶ井堀川の水
Abura-Samegai-Horikawa no Mizuwiki
日本鳥取志咸醒獅團
The Japanese Lion Dance Group in Tottoriwiki

Stroke Order

16 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 醒

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