覚 Kanji – memorize
The Japanese kanji 覚 can mean memorize, learn, remember, awake, sober up.
Meaning and Readings
How is 覚 read?
覚 has the onyomi reading カク and the kunyomi readings おぼえる, さます, さめる, さとる.
In romaji, these readings can be written as kaku, oboeru, samasu, sameru, satoru.
Common Japanese Words Using 覚
These common Japanese words contain 覚. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 覚え（おぼえ） — memory, sense, experience
- 覚える（おぼえる） — to memorize, to memorise, to commit to memory, to learn by heart, to bear in mind, to remember
- 覚ます（さます） — to awaken, to arouse from sleep
- 覚める（さめる） — to wake, to wake up
- 覚悟（かくご） — readiness, (mental) preparedness
- 感覚（かんかく） — sense, sensation, feeling, intuition
- 幻覚（げんかく） — hallucination, illusion
- 錯覚（さっかく） — optical illusion, hallucination
- 視覚（しかく） — (sense of) sight, eyesight, vision
- 自覚 （じかく） — self-consciousness, self-awareness