What does kanji 覚 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 覚 is memorize.

How is kanji 覚 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 覚 are おぼ.える, さ.ます, さ.める, さと.る; the onyomi readings are カク.

Which school grade teaches kanji 覚?

Kanji 覚 is taught in Jōyō Grade 4.

What is the main radical of kanji 覚?

The main radical for kanji 覚 is 見.

What words use kanji 覚?

Example words that use kanji 覚 include 覚悟, 覚せい剤, 覚え, 覚える.

JōyōJLPT N3Kanken 7

覚

Meaning

Kanji 覚

memorize

memorize, learn, remember, awake, sober up

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: おぼ.えるさ.ますさ.めるさと.る
Onyomi 音読み: カク
Nanori 名乗り: あきあきらさださとるよし

Variant: 觉 (Itaiji) , 覐 (Itaiji) , 斍 (Itaiji) • Old form: 覺 • Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 4
JLPT: JLPT N3
Frequency: #710
Strokes: 12
Radical: 見
Components: 冖 • 尚 • 見
Kanji Kentei: Level 7
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

36 common entries

Showing 36 of 251 entries that include this kanji.

覚悟

かくご

readiness

覚せい剤

かくせいざい

stimulant (e.g. psychoactive drugs like methamphetamine, ritalin, etc.)

覚え

おぼえ

memory

覚える

おぼえる

to feel

覚める

さめる

to come to one's senses

覚ます

さます

to sober up

悟る

さとる

to attain enlightenment

覚醒

かくせい

disillusion

悟り

さとり

comprehension

覚書

おぼえがき

(diplomatic) memorandum

覚

さとり

Satori

覚えがめでたい

おぼえがめでたい

to stand high in one's superior's favor and trust

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼の名前はすぐに覚えた。

I memorized his name right away.

この漢字はもう覚えています。

I already remember this kanji.

授業で新しい言葉をたくさん覚えた。

I learned a lot of new words in class.

そのとき初めて自分の間違いを覚えた。

At that moment, I realized my mistake for the first time.

朝六時に目が覚めた。

I woke up at six in the morning.