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    3. 気づく

    気づく

    気きづ​く​

    to notice

    KMT9News #31+1CoreRef L1Verb, IntransitiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab10 strokes

    気付く気ずく

    きづくきずく

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to notice, to realize, to realise, to become aware (of), to perceive, to sense, to suspect
    2.
    to regain consciousness, to come to (one's senses), to come round

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    彼かれは間ま違ちがいに気きづいた。

    He noticed the mistake.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    私わたしは彼かれの優やさしさに、後あとになってようやく気きづいた。

    I finally realized his kindness much later.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    事じ故この後あと、彼かれは病びょう院いんのベッドで意い識しきを取とり戻もどし、自じ分ぶんが生いきていることに気きづいた。

    After the accident, he regained consciousness in a hospital bed and realized he was alive.

    KMT9Medicine & HealthEmotions & Psychology
    彼かの女じょは自じ分ぶんの本ほん当とうの気き持もちに気きづき、彼かれに告こく白はくした。

    She realized her true feelings and confessed to him.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyFamily & Relationships
    部へ屋やの隅すみに小とさな虫むしがいることに、彼かれはふと気きづいた。

    He suddenly noticed a small insect in the corner of the room.

    KMT9Daily LifeHome & Housing

    Characters that make up this word

    気
    いき・き…(2)
    spirit・mind・air・atmosphere・mood
    Kanji
    づ
    zu
    Kana
    く
    ku
    Kana
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