目覚める (めざめる)to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.)

to wake up; to awakeIchidan verb, intransitive verb
to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to become conscious ofIchidan verb, intransitive verb
to come to one's sensesIchidan verb, intransitive verb

目覚める, its kanji, and other words that share them.Open this graph

Kanji in 目覚める

目標もくひょうgoal; target
目的もくてきpurpose; goal
注目ちゅうもくnotice; attention
項目こうもくitem; heading
名目めいもくname; title
目玉めだまeyeball
種目しゅもくitem; event
目の前めのまえbefore one's eyes; in front of one
感覚かんかくsense; sensation
覚悟かくごreadiness; preparedness
覚せい剤かくせいざいstimulant (e.g. psychoactive drugs like methamphetamine, ritalin, etc.)
自覚じかくself-consciousness; self-awareness
視覚しかくsense of sight; vision
発覚はっかくdetection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery
覚書おぼえがきmemo; memorandum
味覚みかくtaste; palate

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