JLPT N3 · 12 strokes
Kanji 覚: "memorize, learn, remember"
The kanji 覚 means "memorize, learn, remember, awake, sober up". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read カク in on'yomi and おぼ.える, さ.ます, さ.める, さと.る in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
カク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
おぼ.えるさ.ますさ.めるさと.る
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | memorize, learn, remember, awake, sober up |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 710 of 2,501 |
Common words with 覚
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 覚えるto memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart · to learn; to pick up; to acquire
- 感覚sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
- 覚悟readiness; (mental) preparedness · resolution; determination
- 自覚self-consciousness; self-awareness
- 目覚めるto wake up; to awake · to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to become conscious of; to realize
- 目を覚ますse réveiller, ouvrir les yeux · reprendre ses esprits, dessaouler
- 覚えmemory; sense; experience
- 見覚えmemory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
- 目が覚めるse réveiller, s'éveiller, reprendre ses esprits · prendre conscience (de la vérité), s'éveiller à
- 錯覚illusion; hallucination · misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding; illusion
- 覚悟を決めるse préparer mentalement (au pire), prendre sa décision, s'y résoudre
- 覚醒réveil, éveil · désillusion, prise de conscience
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