覚

memorize

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Readings

On readingカク

Kun readingおぼ.える、さ.ます、さ.める、さと.る

Jōyō Grade 4KANJIDIC

Meanings

memorizeRtK
彼は彼女に見覚えがある。He knows her by sight.tatoeba
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
learn
彼は物覚えが遅い。He is slow to learn.tatoeba
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
remember
残念ですが、あなたの名前をどうしても覚えられない。I'm sorry to say I don't remember your name.tatoeba
秋風を炷き出し、香りを覚える。Burn Akikaze, and remember its incense.wiki
awake
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
彼は多量の新しい情報を覚えたり、地方の色々な場所に行って時間を過ごさなければならなくなった。He had to master a lot of new information and spend some time in different parts of the country.tatoeba
sober up
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

to memorize
to memorise
to commit to memory
to learn by heart
to bear in mind

Popular Usage

Radicals and components

Radical見see

Components

How it's built

覚

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

Additional Examples

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

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