Lingaku覚める【さめる】
Frequency rank: 10,546. – 10,567.
- to wake; to wake up
- to become sober; to sober up; to regain consciousness (e.g. after anaesthesia)
- to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
Ichidan verb; intransitive verb
Forms
- 覚める【さめる】Frequency rank: 10,546. – 10,567.
- 醒める【さめる】Frequency rank: 19,951. – 20,035.
- さめるFrequency rank: 40,465. – 41,055.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to wake; to wake up
- to become sober; to sober up; to regain consciousness (e.g. after anaesthesia)
- to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
This meaning refers to the process of waking from sleep or becoming alert after a period of rest.
I slept soundly until morning, but then I woke up.
He had been sleeping late, but he finally woke up.
This meaning indicates the return to a normal mental state after being intoxicated or after undergoing medical procedures that induce unconsciousness.
After drinking heavily, I regained consciousness after a few hours.
This meaning signifies a realization or awakening to a new understanding about reality or a situation, often after a period of denial or misunderstanding.
Generated collocations (experimental)
さめる覚めるto wake upめがさめる目が覚めるto wake up (one's eyes open)よいがさめる酔いが覚めるto sober upいしき意識がさめる覚めるto regain consciousnessゆめ夢からさめる覚めるto wake from a dreamあくむからさめる悪夢から覚めるto wake from a nightmareさめた覚めたこころ心disillusioned mindさめた覚めたじょうたい状態sober stateれいせい冷静なさめ覚めcalm awakeningかんかく感覚がさめる覚めるto come to one's sensesきもち気持ちがさめる覚めるto regain feelings (realize one's feelings)
Example sentences
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The next morning I woke to see the fruit trees in bloom underneath my window.
We need it when asleep as well as when awake.