Frequency rank: 2,754. – 2,755.
- to wake up
- to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.); Godan verb with 'su' ending
Forms
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- to wake up
- to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
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.
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.
Generated collocations (experimental)
めをさます目を覚ますto wake upあさ朝、めをさます目を覚ますto wake up in the morningめをさまさせる目を覚まさせるto make someone wake upすっきりめをさます目を覚ますto wake up refreshedいしき意識をめをさます目を覚ますto come to one's sensesめをさました目を覚ましたとき時when I woke upげんじつ現実にめをさます目を覚ますto become aware of realityこころ心をめをさます目を覚ますto awaken the heartめをさます目を覚ますためのこうひいコーヒーcoffee to wake upめをさます目を覚ますのがむずかしい難しいdifficult to wake up