What does kanji 醒 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 醒 is awake.

How is kanji 醒 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 醒 are さ.ます, さ.める; the onyomi readings are セイ.

What is the main radical of kanji 醒?

The main radical for kanji 醒 is 酉.

What words use kanji 醒?

Example words that use kanji 醒 include 覚める, 覚ます, 醒覚, 冷めやらぬ.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 2

醒

Meaning

Kanji 醒

awake

awake, be disillusioned, sober up

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: さ.ますさ.める
Onyomi 音読み: セイ
Nanori 名乗り: さむるさめせ

Old form: N/A • Added to Jōyō: 2010

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: -
Strokes: 16
Radical: 酉
Components: 日 • 生 • 酉
Kanji Kentei: Level 2
Similar Kanji: 篂 • 睲 • 腥 • 瑆 • 暒 • 星 • 惺

Related vocabulary

Showing 20 common entries

Showing 20 of 26 entries that include this kanji.

覚める

さめる

to come to one's senses

覚ます

さます

to sober up

醒覚

せいかく

awakening

冷めやらぬ

さめやらぬ

lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.)

覚醒

かくせい

disillusion

警醒

けいせい

warning

大覚醒

だいかくせい

Great Awakening (18th century American Christian revival movement)

半睡半醒

はんすいはんせい

half asleep and half awake

覚せい剤

かくせいざい

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

目覚める

めざめる

to come to one's senses

目覚ましい

めざましい

remarkable

目覚め

めざめ

waking

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

今朝は六時に目が醒めた。

i woke up at six this morning.

冷たい風で眠気が醒めた。

the cold wind woke me up.

一杯の水で少し酔いが醒めた。

a glass of water sobered me up a little.

彼は病院でようやく意識が醒めた。

he finally regained consciousness at the hospital.

その知らせを聞いて、夢から醒めた気がした。

when i heard the news, i felt as if i had woken from a dream.