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醒 — 16 strokes ／ Radical「酉」

道
2High school graduate / general ／ 16 strokes ／ Radical「酉」
On
セイせい · sei
Kun
さ.ます・さ.めるsa.masu · sa.meru
Meaning
awaken; sober up

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A wine jar plus a star: the drink wearing off and the mind clearing.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onセイせいsei覚醒かくせい

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 覚醒かくせい

    awakening

  • 醒めるさめる

    to sober up; to come to

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

冷(つめ)たい水(みず)で顔(かお)を洗(あら)うと眠気(ねむけ)が醒(さ)めた。

Washing my face in cold water woke me up.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

覚醒醒覚rememb…酎distil…酉the Ro…酊to be…酋chieft…配distri…丼bowl凄tremen…井well世world正correc…
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 酉Map of reading セイAll maps

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