Word Meaning 目覚める

めざめる mezameru

目覚める is read as めざめる (mezameru) and means to come to one's senses.

Meaning

English

  1. to come to one's senses
  2. to wake up
  3. to awake
  4. to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.)
  5. to become aware of
  6. to become conscious of
  7. to realize

Reading

Kana

めざめる

Romaji

mezameru

Writing Variants

  • 目ざめる めざめる mezameru
  • 目醒める めざめる mezameru

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Antonyms 眠る Rank 7294 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

目が覚める

めがさめる

to awaken (to the truth, etc.)

目覚まし

めざまし

alarm clock

目覚め

めざめ

waking

目覚ます

めざます

to wake up

お目覚

おめざ

early-morning treat (traditionally given to children in some parts of Japan)

お目覚まし

おめざまし

type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap

目茶苦茶

めちゃくちゃ

disorderly

目当て

めあて

sight (on a firearm)

Example Sentences

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It took me a long time to wake up.

Waking up is the opposite of going to sleep.

I awoke to find myself in a strange room.

One morning, when I woke up, I found that all the bills in my wallet had changed into two-thousand yen bills.

Much better to be woken by the birds than by an alarm.

Even as we stand here tonight, we know there are brave Americans waking up in the deserts of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan, to risk their lives for us.