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    3. 覚ます

    覚ます

    覚さま​す​

    to awaken

    N3KMT10News #43+1CoreVerb, TransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab17 strokes

    醒ます

    さます

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to awaken, to arouse from sleep
    2.
    to bring to one's senses, to disabuse (someone of)
    3.
    to sober up
    4.
    to dampen, to throw a damper on, to spoil

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    私わたしは毎まい朝あさ、目め覚ざまし時ど計けいで目めを覚さます。

    I wake up every morning with an alarm clock.

    KMT3Daily Life
    冷つめたい水みずを顔かおにかけると、眠ねむ気けが覚さます。

    Splashing cold water on my face wakes me up.

    KMT10Daily Life
    彼かれの言こと葉ばが、私わたしの誤あやまった考かんがえを覚さますきっかけとなった。

    His words became the trigger to disabuse me of my mistaken idea.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    週しゅう末まつは、鳥とりのさえずりで自し然ぜんに目めを覚さますのが好すきだ。

    On weekends, I like to wake up naturally to the chirping of birds.

    KMT10Daily LifeNature & Environment
    酔よいを覚さますために、濃こいコーヒーを飲のんだ。

    I drank strong coffee to sober up.

    KMT10Daily LifeFood & Dining

    Characters that make up this word

    覚
    おぼ.える・さ.ます・さ.める・さと.る…(1)
    memorize・learn・remember・awake・sober up
    Kanji
    ま
    ma
    Kana
    す
    su
    Kana
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