醒: Awake; Be Disillusioned; Sober UpKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it

The most common words built from 醒. In Moto, tap any of them to keep branching out.Open this graph

Words that use the on'yomi (セイ)

覚醒かくせいwaking up; awakening
覚醒剤かくせいざいstimulant (e.g. psychoactive drugs like methamphetamine, ritalin, etc.)
半睡半醒はんすいはんせいhalf asleep and half awake
半醒半睡はんせいはんすいhalf awake and half asleep
大覚醒だいかくせいGreat Awakening (18th century American Christian revival movement)
覚醒作用かくせいさようstimulant effect (e.g. caffeine)
覚醒水準かくせいすいじゅんlevel of awakeness; level of arousal
覚醒状態かくせいじょうたいwakefulness
警醒けいせいwarning
醒覚せいかくawakening; waking up

寝醒めるねざめるto wake up
目が醒めるめがさめるto wake up; to awake
目醒めめざめwaking
目醒めるめざめるto wake up; to awake
興が醒めるきょうがさめるto have one's fun spoiled; to have one's enthusiasm dampened
興醒ましきょうざましkill-joy; wet-blanket
興醒めきょうざめspoiled fun; loss of interest
興醒めるきょうざめるto lose interest; to be dampened (of enjoyment, interest, etc.)
酔い醒ましよいざましsobering up; method of sobering up
酔い醒めよいざめrecovering from intoxication; sobering up
酔い醒めの水下戸知らずよいさめのみずげこしらずa teetotaler doesn't know (how tasty) water is when waking up after having been drunk
醒ますさますto awaken; to arouse from sleep
醒めやらぬさめやらぬlingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to)
醒めるさめるto wake; to wake up
醒め遣らぬさめやらぬlingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to)

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