I Love Kanji目覚める (mezameru)
目覚める (めざめる, mezameru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to wake up; to awake”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- めざめる
- Romaji
- mezameru
- Word class
- Ichidan verb (る-verb)
- Level
- JLPT N1 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to wake up; to awake · ichidan verb, intransitive
- to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to become conscious of; to realize · ichidan verb, intransitive
- to come to one's senses · ichidan verb, intransitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 目覚める
Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 目覚める | めざめる mezameru |
| Polite (~masu) | 目覚めます | めざめます mezamemasu |
| Negative | 目覚めない | めざめない mezamenai |
| Polite negative | 目覚めません | めざめません mezamemasen |
| Past | 目覚めた | めざめた mezameta |
| Polite past | 目覚めました | めざめました mezamemashita |
| Negative past | 目覚めなかった | めざめなかった mezamenakatta |
| Te-form | 目覚めて | めざめて mezamete |
| Potential | 目覚められる | めざめられる mezamerareru |
| Passive | 目覚められる | めざめられる mezamerareru |
| Causative | 目覚めさせる | めざめさせる mezamesaseru |
| Volitional | 目覚めよう | めざめよう mezameyou |
| Imperative | 目覚めろ | めざめろ mezamero |
| Conditional (~ba) | 目覚めれば | めざめれば mezamereba |
Kanji in 目覚める
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 目覚める.
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Source: JMdict entry 1535350 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.