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醒

醒: wake up

wake up; sober up
16 strokesSecondary · Stage 4 (about 2級)in 6 words here

Readings

On
セイ
Kun
さます・さめる

Rare outside 覚醒 (かくせい, awakening); kun 醒める/醒ます are the literary 'wake up / sober up' (usually written 覚める/覚ます).

Key words

覚醒かくせいawakening
醒めるさめるto wake; to sober up
醒ますさますto wake; to sober (someone) up
覚醒剤かくせいざいstimulant drug

Example sentences

The hero's hidden power finally awakened.

When I woke from the dream, my pillow was wet with tears.

I stood in the night breeze and sobered up.

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