覚 – memorize, learn, remember

12 strokesTaught in grade 4#710 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary

The kanji 覚 means memorize, learn, remember, awake, sober up. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is カク (kaku); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is おぼ.える、さ.ます、さ.める、さと.る (oboeru, samasu, sameru, satoru). It is written with 12 strokes, under radical 見 (no. 147).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	カク	kaku
Kun’yomi	おぼ.える	oboeru
Kun’yomi	さ.ます	samasu
Kun’yomi	さ.める	sameru
Kun’yomi	さと.る	satoru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 見 (Kangxi radical 147). Components: 見・尚・冖.

Words using 覚

覚えるおぼえるto memorize覚悟かくごreadiness感覚かんかくsense視覚しかく(sense of) sight覚ますさますto awaken覚めるさめるto wake目覚しめざましalarm clock自覚じかくself-awareness覚えおぼえmemory聴覚ちょうかく(sense of) hearing味覚みかく(sense of) taste目覚しいめざましいremarkable目覚めるめざめるto wake up

Example sentences

あなたが知っている事を全部彼に話す事を覚えておいてください。

You must remember to tell him all that you know.

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日本語は外人にとって覚えにくい。

It is hard for foreigners to learn Japanese.

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兵士たちは故国のために死ぬ覚悟が出来ていた。

The soldiers were ready to die for their country.

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Kanji with the same radical

見規視親観覧覗

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