気付く (きづく): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

気付く (きづく) means to notice / to realize / to become aware.

See example sentences below.

気付く at a glance

気付く

きづくkizuku

N3verb

to notice / to realize / to become aware

気付くきづくkizukuN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to notice / to realize / to become aware

Example 1

彼は間違いに気付いた。

Translation

He noticed the mistake.

Example 2

気付かずに遅刻した。

Translation

I was unaware and ended up late.