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覚

memorize
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingカク
Kun readingおぼ.える、さ.ます、さ.める、さと.る
JōyōGrade 4KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. memorizeRtK
  2. learn
  3. remember
  4. awake
  5. sober up
  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seeComponents

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
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
知覚ちかく
perception; sensation; awareness
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
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
目が覚めるめがさめる
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to snap out (of a day dream, etc.); to awaken (to the truth, etc.)

Stroke Order

12 strokes

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