をます【めをさます】

Frequency rank: 2,754. – 2,755.
    expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.); Godan verb with 'su' ending
  1. to wake up
  2. to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
Forms
  • をます【めをさます】Frequency rank: 2,754. – 2,755.
  • をさます【めをさます】Frequency rank: 49,017. – 50,149.
  • めをさます
Generated definitions (experimental)
  1. to wake up
    2. This meaning refers to the act of becoming awake from sleep. It can denote both a physical waking up and a more figurative sense of becoming aware.
    He wakes up at 6 a.m. every morning.
    When I woke up, it was already afternoon.
  2. to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
    3. This meaning indicates a shift from a confused, intoxicated, or unaware state to one of clarity, awareness, or enlightenment. It can refer to both a mental clarity after substance use and a deeper understanding or realization.
    After drinking too much, he finally sobered up.
    She became enlightened through reading books.
Generated collocations (experimental)
to wake up、to wake up in the morningto make someone wake upto wake up refreshedto come to one's senseswhen I woke upto become aware of realityto awaken the heartcoffee to wake updifficult to wake up
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