気付く (Kizuku): to Regain Consciousness

Meaning

English

to regain consciousness
to come to (one's senses)
to come round
to notice
to realize
to realise
to become aware (of)
to perceive

Reading

Kana

きづく

Romaji

kizuku

Writing Variants

気づく きづく kizuku

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 1006 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

気を付ける

きをつける

to be careful

気付

きづけ

care of (e.g. address on letter)

気がつく

きがつく

to be attentive

気さく

きさく

friendly

気配

けはい

tone (of the market)

気掛かり

きがかり

worry

気候

きこう

climate

気配り

きくばり

care

気性

きしょう

disposition

気取る

きどる

to act like (something one isn't)

気難しい

きむずかしい

bad-tempered

気絶

きぜつ

faint

Example Sentences

4

販売価格が赤で書いてあることに気付く。

I notice that the selling price is written in red.

歌詞を見てみれば、あまり意味が無いことに気付くでしょう。

If you look at the lyrics, they don't really mean much.

その後私はそこを出るんだけど、鞄を忘れてきたことに気付くんだ。

After that, I left, but then I realized that I forgot my backpack at their house.

本当の恐怖－ある朝目を覚まして高校の自分のクラスが国を動かしていると気付くこと。

True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country.