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Kanji 覚: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 覚: memorize, learn, remember, awake, sober up

Key takeaways

Kanji 覚: memorize, learn, remember, awake, sober up. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

覚
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Meaning

memorizelearnrememberawakesober up

On reading

カク

Kun reading

おぼ.えるさ.ますさ.めるさと.る

Radical

見

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 覚

memorize, learn, remember, awake, sober up

Kanji structure breakdown

覚

Structure breakdown

⺍ + 冖 + 見

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

It represents realizing the truth by seeing (見) clearly after removing whatever was covering (冖) the head (⺍). It also means to keep what you have seen in your memory without forgetting.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

カク
  • 錯覚さっかく

    optical illusion / false perception

  • 視覚しかく

    sense of sight / vision

  • 自覚じかく

    self-awareness / consciousness

  • 聴覚ちょうかく

    sense of hearing

  • 味覚みかく

    sense of taste / flavor perception

  • 覚悟かくご

    resolution / readiness / acceptance

  • 感覚かんかく

    sense / feeling / perception

Kun reading

おぼ.える
  • 覚ますさます

    to awaken / to wake someone up

  • 覚めるさめる

    to wake up / to become sober

  • 覚えるおぼえる

    to remember / to memorize

Commonly used words

  • 錯覚
    さっかく

    optical illusion / false perception

  • 視覚
    しかく

    sense of sight / vision

  • 自覚
    じかく

    self-awareness / consciousness

  • 聴覚
    ちょうかく

    sense of hearing

  • 味覚
    みかく

    sense of taste / flavor perception

  • 覚悟
    かくご

    resolution / readiness / acceptance

  • 覚ます
    さます

    to awaken / to wake someone up

  • 覚める
    さめる

    to wake up / to become sober

  • 覚える
    おぼえる

    to remember / to memorize

Example sentences

Example 1

あの出来事の覚えはありますか。

Translation

Do you remember that event?

Example 2

音楽の覚えがいい子供です。

Translation

The child has a good sense for music.

Example 3

あの模様は錯覚を起こす。

Translation

That pattern causes an optical illusion.

Example 4

彼の言葉は単なる錯覚だった。

Translation

His words were just a false perception.

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