I Love Kanji気付く (kizuku)
気付く (きづく, kizuku) is a Japanese verb meaning “to notice; to realize”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- きづく
- Romaji
- kizuku
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in く
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to notice; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of); to perceive · godan verb, intransitive
- to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round · godan verb, intransitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 気付く
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in く. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 気付く | きづく kizuku |
| Polite (~masu) | 気付きます | きづきます kizukimasu |
| Negative | 気付かない | きづかない kizukanai |
| Polite negative | 気付きません | きづきません kizukimasen |
| Past | 気付いた | きづいた kizuita |
| Polite past | 気付きました | きづきました kizukimashita |
| Negative past | 気付かなかった | きづかなかった kizukanakatta |
| Te-form | 気付いて | きづいて kizuite |
| Potential | 気付ける | きづける kizukeru |
| Passive | 気付かれる | きづかれる kizukareru |
| Causative | 気付かせる | きづかせる kizukaseru |
| Volitional | 気付こう | きづこう kizukou |
| Imperative | 気付け | きづけ kizuke |
| Conditional (~ba) | 気付けば | きづけば kizukeba |
Kanji in 気付く
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 気付く.
元気げんきlively天気てんきweather電気でんきelectricity病気びょうきillness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold)気きspirit気分きぶんfeeling空気くうきair気持ちきもちfeeling天気予報てんきよほうweather forecast湿気しっけmoisture活気かっきenergy気温きおん(air) temperature気候きこうclimate気体きたいgas
Source: JMdict entry 1591330 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.