| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| 起きる | おきる |
Pronunciation: okiru
How to Say It Outloud: o-kee-roo
Usage: Used to describe someone waking up or getting up.
Example Sentence Japanese:
毎朝6時に起きる。
毎朝6時に起きる。Example Sentence English:I wake up at 6 o'clock every morning.
I wake up at 6 o'clock every morning.| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| 目覚まし | めざまし |
Pronunciation: mezamashi
How to Say It Outloud: me-za-ma-shee
Usage: Can be used as a noun meaning 'alarm clock' or as a verb meaning 'to wake up.'
Example Sentence Japanese:目覚まし時計が鳴るとすぐに目覚めた。
目覚まし時計が鳴るとすぐに目覚めた。Example Sentence English:I woke up as soon as the alarm clock rang.
I woke up as soon as the alarm clock rang.| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| 覚める | さめる |
Pronunciation: sameru
How to Say It Outloud: sa-me-roo
Usage: Used to describe waking up from sleep, often used in a more poetic or literary sense.
Example Sentence Japanese:その音で彼は夢から覚めた。
その音で彼は夢から覚めた。Example Sentence English:He woke up from the dream because of that sound.
He woke up from the dream because of that sound.Dictionary
目覚めるめざめるCommon wordjlpt-n1
Ichidan verbIntransitive verb
- to wake up; to awake
Intransitive verb
- to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to become conscious of; to realize
Intransitive verb
- to come to one's senses
覚めるさめるCommon wordjlpt-n3
Ichidan verbIntransitive verb
- to wake; to wake up
Intransitive verb
- to become sober; to sober up; to regain consciousness (e.g. after anaesthesia)
Intransitive verb
- to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
起きるおきるCommon wordjlpt-n5
Ichidan verbIntransitive verb
- to get up; to rise; to blaze up (fire)
Intransitive verb
- to wake up; to be awake; to stay awake
Intransitive verb
- to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen; to take place
起こすおこすCommon wordjlpt-n4jlpt-n1
Godan verb with 'su' endingTransitive verb
- to raise; to raise up; to set up; to pick up
Transitive verb
- to wake; to wake up; to waken; to awaken
Transitive verb
- to cause; to bring about; to lead to; to trigger; to give rise to; to create; to generate (e.g. heat, electricity); to produce
Transitive verb
- to start; to begin; to launch; to establish; to found; to set up; to open
Transitive verb
- to plough; to plow; to till
Transitive verb
- to fall ill with
Transitive verb
- to transcribe; to write down (what is spoken)
Transitive verb
- to turn over (a card)
呼び覚ますよびさます
Godan verb with 'su' endingTransitive verb
- to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken
Transitive verb
- to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
目を覚ますめをさます
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)Godan verb with 'su' ending
- to wake up
Godan verb with 'su' ending
- to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
目が覚めるめがさめるCommon word
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)Ichidan verb
- to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to snap out (of a day dream, etc.)
Ichidan verb
- to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
寝覚めるねざめる
Ichidan verb- to wake up
目覚ますめざます
Godan verb with 'su' ending- to wake up
呼び起こすよびおこす
Godan verb with 'su' endingTransitive verb
- to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken
Transitive verb
- to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke; to arouse (e.g. interest)
起床ラッパきしょうらっぱ
Noun- reveille; wake-up bugle
叩き起すたたきおこす
Godan verb with 'su' endingTransitive verb
- to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed
Transitive verb
- to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
ウェイク・アップ・ザ・ネイション
Wikipedia definition- Wake Up the Nation
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